A box which plugs into a serial port on the K3 and reads various parameters - in fact almost all of those available.
Brilliant but a bit expensive.


David W Wood

Ham call - G3YXX
FOC # - 1685
Licensed - 1969
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of KK4AHX Darren Duff
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: well folks, no speech boards for kenwood rigs, for now, and who knows!

what's this hampod all about? is it an alternative to having a speachboard?
 

 

73.

 

Darren Duff.

Vice President,

Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.

http://www.cherokeehams.com <http://www.cherokeehams.com/> 

amateur radio station KK4AHX.

Cherokee county ares.

http://www. <http://www.cherokee-ares.org/> cherokee-ares.org

 

 

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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: well folks, no speech boards for kenwood rigs, for now, and who
knows!



To elaborate on what Lou says:

Elecraft, not to be confused with Hallicrafters, which is a completely =
different company, is a ham radio manufacturer in California. Yes, =
they're really based in the US. They started out with high performance =
QRP transceiver kits about 13 years ago, give or take. Emphasizing =
performance and low current drain, not to mention the fun of =
construction and, of course, upgradability (with the addition of options =
for SSB, 160 meters, noise blanker, and other things), the K2 was, and =
still is, highly regarded in its price class and compared to rigs =
costing considerably more. Following on that success, they came out with =
the K1, a 2- and later 4-band cw only rig, popular with hikers and =
outdoor types. Then they brought out the 100-watt amp for the K2, and =
the ultra-compact KX3, a 3- and later 4-band cw only radio that was =
about 3 watts on cw and about 3X5 inches. Best for us, it had full morse =
readout. They then introduced some station accessory kits, and in 2005, =
came out with the K3, a full function, all-mode, all-band transceiver =
with lots of DSP. You could have it as a no-solder kit, or fully =
assembled, in 10 or 100 watt versions. No built-in accessibility =
unfortunately, but now there's the Hampod. Again, the K3 is very highly =
regarded, being compared to radios like the Yaesu FT-DX9000 at about =
half the price, even fully loaded. Very popular with DXpeditions and =
contesters. And now, they've got the KPA500 500-watt amp, and at the =
other end of the scale, the recently introduced Elecraft KX3, a full =
function, all-mode 160-6 meter rig, 10 watts, and amazingly small at =
about 8X3X2 inches, and under 2 pounds, more or less. All software =
defined, with fantastic audio, and getting better all the time with =
continuous software updates. It also has a morse readout, but it's not =
completely finished. And, I expect it will also work with Hampod.=20

I don't work for Elecraft, but maybe I should. :-) Yes, I have a K2/100, =
with the KRC2/AC morse readout box and the external auto tuner. I also =
have a KX1 and a KX3, though, sadly, not a K3. The K1 isn't at all =
accessible, so don't have one of those either.=20

Vy 73,
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jul 31, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Colleen Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
> I do not know much about Elecraft.
> Is it Solid-state or Tube-type.
> A little info just for curiosity sake would be interesting.
> Colleen, N8TNV;
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
> To:  [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 06:55:19 PM
> Subject: Re: well folks, no speech boards for kenwood rigs, for now, =
and who knows!
>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> All i gottta say about that is this:
>>=20
>> Elecraft! Elecraft all the way, yeah baby!
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV =97 Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> =
wrote:
>>=20
>>> Hi folks,
>>> Whether a used or new Kenwood rig, if you need the vgs1 speech =
board, =3D
>>> for now, forget it! Ham radio outlet, all 5 stores, are out of them, =
=3D
>>> and, Kenwood has none, you read that right, none. HRO has been =3D
>>> backordered, for a month.
>>> So, that's where Kenwoods are, these days.
>>> 73,
>>> Trippy, ac8s
>=20
>=20 



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