[KX3] Seapac Options

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Hi all,
For those who didn't go to Sea Pac and see the new options here is a visual
 report.
The 2/4m option is the credit card size mounted on the ATU module. It's not
 much over 1/8" in thickness.
I don't know if it was the 2m or 4m option. Suspect it was a 2m.
The PX3 looks like shrunken P3. The front looks the same just smaller. The  
I/O is on the left side with lots of ports. The cabling needs to have right
 angle plugs on both ends as the units will be spaced out quite a bit. I
was able  to get Dick to open the PX3 to check out the internals. NO batteries
external  power only. There is some room inside, but who knows what other
options will go  inside? Like the P3 when first introduced maybe in the
future Ext monitor  card. There was two boards inside one next to the screen and
another smaller  card for power and I/O. The power uses the similar plug and
cable used on the  KX3. The display wasn't bright, it was in a bright
building.
 
73
Jim H
K7SSS
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[SteveL]

Jim,
Let me add a couple of other PX3 observations from the Dayton Hamvention:
- USB port on the side for a keyboard - for digital mode support
- The device will act like a terminal for digital modes (although I did not see it run in this manner)
- I thought display brightness was fully adequate, but perhaps not for sunlight
- Full KX3 integration:  shift a signal into the center of the PX3 display and the KX3 would QSY seamlessly, etc.

73,
Steve
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On Jun 9, 2014, at 11:48 PM, Jim H via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> For those who didn't go to Sea Pac and see the new options here is a visual
> report.
> The 2/4m option is the credit card size mounted on the ATU module. It's not
> much over 1/8" in thickness.
> I don't know if it was the 2m or 4m option. Suspect it was a 2m.
> The PX3 looks like shrunken P3. The front looks the same just smaller. The  
> I/O is on the left side with lots of ports. The cabling needs to have right
> angle plugs on both ends as the units will be spaced out quite a bit. I
> was able  to get Dick to open the PX3 to check out the internals. NO batteries
> external  power only. There is some room inside, but who knows what other
> options will go  inside? Like the P3 when first introduced maybe in the
> future Ext monitor  card. There was two boards inside one next to the screen and
> another smaller  card for power and I/O. The power uses the similar plug and
> cable used on the  KX3. The display wasn't bright, it was in a bright
> building.
>

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