I take it that Elecraft have abandoned the original idea of incorporating 
speech output in to the digital voice recorder unit?

Their intention to do this was stated on the K3  faq page for some time, but 
I notice this is no longer the case.

I can only assume it wasn't feasible to pursue this idea after all.
Pity, as speech output as an integral part of the rig would have been the 
most convenient option by far.

I await any developments with great interest, as I'm looking to replace my 
1000mp in the next year or so, and the K3 is definately a strong contender.

It will be interesting to see if the anticipated high-end rig from Kenwood 
has the same accessability features as the 590.

Cheers,

Tim.

Bangor, N. Ireland.

Skype:  tim-crawford

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: writing speech-friendly programs


> That would be my first preference too, Tom.  As I told Eric, not sure why
> they aren't pursuing either something self-contained or an outboard
> dedicated box but this is what they proposed and it would certainly be
> better than what we have now.  I have to say the performance of this rig 
> is
> pretty seductive and, even with the 590 available now I'm not likely to 
> give
> up the K3 now that I've been using it for nearly a year.  73,  Lou WA3MIX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:36 PM
> Subject: Re: writing speech-friendly programs
>
>
>> Lou, just as a little imput, as someone who will soon probably be buying
>> another
>> rig I'd have to say that if that rig required me to have computer access
>> to use
>> it I'd take it off my list for consideration.  When I use a rig I want to
>> be
>> able to use the rig and not have to use a computer for basic display
>> functions.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html