[Elecraft] Software Update for KX3

[Gwen Patton]

Perfectly reasonable. It was just a thought, since PSK is not really being
used all that much these days. I used to love it, but nowadays I tend to
use FT8 more.

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73,
Gwen, NG3P


On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM Rick NK7I <rick.nk7i at gmail.com> wrote:

> That Gwen, is highly unlikely to ever happen since JT modes (including
> FTx) are still evolving.  It would mean that Elecraft would have to update
> code as often as JT code was updated.
>
> That’s too much load on the teams and no joy for the user either.
>
> 73,
> Rick nk7i
>
> > On Jul 14, 2025, at 6:19 PM, Gwen Patton via Elecraft <
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'd much rather they replaced PSK with FT8 in the KX3. Or made an
> upgrade
> > board that would do it. Until they can design and make a KX4, at least.
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > 73,
> > Gwen, NG3P
> >
> >
> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM Jim Brown via Elecraft <
> >> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 7/14/2025 12:17 PM, Gary Schulz via Elecraft wrote:
> >>> I would also love to see synchronous AM.
> >>
> >> From the beginning, the K3 with the right bandpass module, and now the
> >> K4 work great on AM in USB or LSB mode, and they're stable enough to
> >> zero beat the carrier. I've regularly used them to verify that my
> >> Beverages and RX loops are working. Realistically, since there's almost
> >> nothing but talk on the AM BC band and shortwave BC is increasingly
> >> being replaced by streaming, I'm pretty happy with 5 kHz AF bandwidth.
> >> AND choosing between USB and LSB can often reject electronic noise that
> >> lands on one sideband and not the other, and splatter from stations on
> >> adjacent channels.
> >>
> >> 73, Jim K9YC
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