Hi,
Yes it will. There's some more work to be done yet, but Wayne's a good bit of the way to having full morse readout on the KX3. I'll be installing the beta firmware for this as soon as I get my KX3, which looks like Friday.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> 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.
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> ----- 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
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>>> ----- 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
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>>>>> ----- 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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