K3 and XG-2
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Not very useful, if you ask me. This is not a feature for everyday use, is it? I have an XG-2, the RF gain and S-meter have been calibrated once and for all. AND I can help other hams calibrate their K3's or whatever transceivers... Who needs a car with an on-board diagnostic tester? 73 Richard - HB9ANM End Snip Richard We all have different set ups, in my case, I run one radio only (k3) in my Motorhome and as such I have limitations on what I can carry and so an on board optional, or firmware based XG-2 would be a great tool to have. Again, I realise this would not be for all K3 owners. Gary VK4WT/P Sent via BlackBerry® from Telstra ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Adding the XG2 signal generator the K3 is not only f/w. It would require
a major h/w change. We will not be doing that in the near future due to both cost and engineering availability. In general, the S-Meter calibration feature is an excellent enhancement, but not totally necessary for normal use of the K3. We shipped thousands of K3s before adding this. In general most ham rigs are all over the map in their S-Meter accuracy. We added this cal feature so those so interested could further enhance the K3s accuracy to be one of the best out there. :-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ --- ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I was beginning to think that I was the only one who never looks at the
S-Meter :-) 73, Ted, W2ZK Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Adding the XG2 signal generator the K3 is not only f/w. It would require > a major h/w change. We will not be doing that in the near future due to > both cost and engineering availability. > > In general, the S-Meter calibration feature is an excellent enhancement, > but not totally necessary for normal use of the K3. We shipped thousands > of K3s before adding this. In general most ham rigs are all over the > map in their S-Meter accuracy. We added this cal feature so those so > interested could further enhance the K3s accuracy to be one of the best > out there. :-) > > 73, Eric WA6HHQ > --- > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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OK, Gary - BTW the K3 is also my only transceiver right now
and the XG-2 is hardly larger than a credit card, weighing less than 2 oz. If it doesn't fit into your mobilehome, you can still carry it in your pocket :-) 73 Richard - HB9ANM
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S meter...what's an S meter?? Doug W6JD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Roycraft" <[hidden email]> To: "Elecraft" <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2009 12:08:52 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 and XG-2 I was beginning to think that I was the only one who never looks at the S-Meter :-) 73, Ted, W2ZK Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Adding the XG2 signal generator the K3 is not only f/w. It would require > a major h/w change. We will not be doing that in the near future due to > both cost and engineering availability. > > In general, the S-Meter calibration feature is an excellent enhancement, > but not totally necessary for normal use of the K3. We shipped thousands > of K3s before adding this. In general most ham rigs are all over the > map in their S-Meter accuracy. We added this cal feature so those so > interested could further enhance the K3s accuracy to be one of the best > out there. :-) > > 73, Eric WA6HHQ > --- > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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