Hello Mike,
Have you gotten anywhere with an icom interface?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
> hi lou, as far as we know, dale at elecraft tested the k3 reader on
> the kx3 and it read most of the info. the command set for the kx3 is
> larger then the k3 so we will have to add the rest of the kx3
> commands down the road. take care, c u mike
>
>
>
> At 04:50 PM 6/11/2012, you wrote:
>>I believe it's a different beast, but Rob would be best qualified to
>>answer
>>that. I think the KX-3 will eventually offer built-in CW readout for most
>>parameters.
>>Lou Kolb
>>Voice-over Artist:
>>Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
>>Messages On-hold:
>>www.loukolb.com
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 7:40 PM
>>Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>>
>>
>> > ah ok...mike gain is one of those things I always keep at max
>> > anyway...and
>> > if one is using an amplified mike, you turn it down instead of the mike
>> > gain...
>> > sounds pretty good.
>> > So, does this k3 reader work with the kx3 as well? or is that a
>> > different
>> > beast entirely?
>> >
>> > 73
>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 5:28 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>> >
>> >
>> >> colin,
>> >>
>> >> At this point, the K3 reader will read most of what's available on the
>> >> K3
>> >> display including menu settings. It's great to be able to set up the
>> >> 8-band EQ the way you want. One thing it won't read yet is the mic
>> >> level. This is not from any fault of Rob Santello but rather because
>> >> elecraft just doesn't make that info available to the RS-232 port.
>> >> That
>> >> would seem to be easily fixed, and indeed Rob has asked Elecraft to do
>> >> so, but they have their hands full with the KX3 and such. But we're
>> >> hoping they'll fix it some time soon.
>> >> Lou Kolb
>> >> Voice-over Artist:
>> >> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
>> >> Messages On-hold:
>> >> www.loukolb.com
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 6:54 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> cool.
>> >>> the page doesn't really give good descriptions of what the K3 Reader
>> >>> will
>> >>> speak.
>> >>> Does it only speak S-meter and frequency? It does indicate that it
>> >>> will
>> >>> read menus and configuration settings as well as information from the
>> >>> display...so does that mean RF level, mike gain, ALC, swr, current,
>> >>> voltage,
>> >>> modulation, bandwidth, and all the stuff the K3 displays?
>> >>>
>> >>> sounds like the metereader is going to be developed with a high end
>> >>> meter
>> >>> that has an RS232 output, which means the reader along with the meter
>> >>> will
>> >>> likely be a whole lot more expensive than the $65 cheapham wants for
>> >>> the
>> >>> tw2
>> >>> right now.
>> >>> and of course, the elcraft swr dual cuppler will probably only work
>> >>> with
>> >>> the
>> >>> elcraft radios, meaning you have to have the radio as well as the
>> >>> accessory,
>> >>> in order for the metereader to work...along with the k3 reader as
>> >>> well.
>> >>> All good stuff of course, but the LDG meters are stand alone and
>> >>> relatively
>> >>> on par price wize with other meters on the market.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73
>> >>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:35 AM
>> >>> Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Terry,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Yes, the hardware reader for the K3 is now available. i have one
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> love
>> >>>> it. It's terific to be able to hit a button and get a frequency
>> >>>> readout
>> >>>> or
>> >>>> s-meter reading. Also, I just got an email from Rob Santello this
>> >>>> morning
>> >>>> and he has already released the first updates to the firmware.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Check out:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://www.hampod.com
>> >>>>
>> >>>> There are still improvements being made but, with this device, I
>> >>>> would
>> >>>> call
>> >>>> the K3 an accessible rig. 73, Lou WA3MIX
>> >>>> Lou Kolb
>> >>>> Voice-over Artist:
>> >>>> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
>> >>>> Messages On-hold:
>> >>>> www.loukolb.com
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "Terry Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:42 AM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi Mike,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I haven't heard about the K3 Reader for a while, is this now a
>> >>>>> goer?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Cheers,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Terry
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