[Elecraft] KX4 Features ??

Thu Sep 19 22:51:54 EDT 2019

Just in case there's any doubt, the K4 has a complete, multiplatform-compatible sound card interface via its USB-B connector, with two virtual control ports and stereo digital audio. That's in addition to three USB-A ports, true RS232 via DE9 for legacy station interfaces, full analog audio I/O, HDMI, and the usual ACC jack. It's a superset of the KIO3B.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

> On Sep 19, 2019, at 7:16 PM, Eric Garner <garnere at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One thing it buys you is compatibility with user expectations. The K3s has
> a builtin USB sound card, so leaving it out of the K4 would not meet user
> expectations of what flagship rig like the K4 should look like. Considering
> there's a USB sound card built into most modern rigs now, it would look bad
> when comparing them.
> 
> I can even hear the whining and moaning now "You are telling me that the
> IC-7300, which costs less than a quarter of the price of the K4 has a
> built-in sound card and the K4 does not?"
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 11:48 AM David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> What does the built in sound card buy you?  You don't save on cabling
>> and USB sound card dongles for the computer are small, cheap, and work
>> fine for digital modes.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Dave   AB7E
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/20/2019 11:15 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
>>> I would like to see a built-in sound card for digital modes.  As far as
>> I know there is no small, portable rig that has this feature.  I do expect
>> that a KX4 is either on the drawing boards or at least has been discussed
>> by the Elecraft brain trust (aka Eric & Wayne).  73 de Carl
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>>>> On Aug 20, 2019, at 1:48 PM, Tox <scott.small at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Yep. If you were looking for a sequel to the KX3, the answer appears
>>>> to have been:
>>>> smaller
>>>> lighter
>>>> capable of usage in an HT manner
>>>> lithium batteries
>>>> ...and delivered as the KX2 :)
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 10:18 AM Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think you’re going to have to wait a bit for this one. The KX2 kinda
>> slipped in there with a lot of bang fit the buck. And in a real small
>> package.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> ...nr4c. bill
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 20, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> With the KX3 now aging from its 2012 debut, has anyone heard what
>> might be on the
>>>>>> planning board for a KX4 ?   Inquiring minds . . . . .
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you are a KX3 user, what would you like to see?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Doug W5JV
>>>>>> K1, K2, K3s
>>>>>> 
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