I have a question    if you already own the proper synthesizer, can you get the pod without the synth?   it would seem silly to have to buy an extra synthesizer if you already owned an external double-talk synth  not that the radio are in my price range anyway, i am thinking of an option for a perspective ham :)
On Aug 23, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Something like that would be great for programming a trunk tracking scanner.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jim Gammon 
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:00 AM 
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers 
> 
> Hi Lou, too bad the Hampod won't work on numerous devices besides 
> even ham rigs.  Yah I know, that's asking too much, but one can 
> always dream! Thanks, Jim WA6EKS
> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:01:07 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
> 
>> Jim,
> 
>> The Hampod has a doubletalk synth so everything it says is in 
> that voice.
>> It does give excellent access to the K3 display and to the menus 
> and I can
>> attest that everything Armand says about Rob and his service are 
> absolutely
>> true.
> 
>> In the interest of accuracy, though, I should point out that 
> there is one
>> thing we can't do with the hampod yet and that is setting audio 
> input
>> levels.  This is not a hampod issue but rather a K3 issue.  That 
> info just
>> isn't available to the serial port yet.  I know Rob has been in 
> contact with
>> Elecraft about it and hopefully  it will be fixed soon.  There is 
> no doubt
>> though that the K3 performance and the hampod access makes an 
> extremely
>> powerful package.
>> Lou Kolb
>> Voice-over Artist:
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>> www.loukolb.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 4:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
> 
> 
>>> Hi Armand, man that Elecraft sounds terrific! The the hampod 
> give
>>> you voice or CW output? I thought it was CW only, but you make 
> it
>>> sound like the things speaks everything including when your
>>> dinner's ready and when you should  do your laundry etc.  Heck, 
> I
>>> graduated from a Drake Tr-4c to a Kenwood Ts-480 with speech so 
> I
>>> think that's the cat's meow.  Guess you'll have to bring the
>>> Elecraft to an a's game where we can meet up so I can check it
>>> out.  Smile! y73, Jim WA6EKS