Jim's right, the interface is not really required, but its nice that the MK2
comes with a built in sound card independent of the computer's own sound
card, a way for my K3 to speak Icom CI-V! My club has all Icom with microHAM
StationMaster antenna and bandpass filter control; with the MK2, I just plug
the CI-V control for the antenna switching into the MK2, and my K3
impersonates an Icom! The sound card in the MK2 sounds really clean, plus,
it has a WinKey built in (but the redio has a keyer too), it can do FSK (but
so can the radio) and PSK 31 (but so does the radio) and all sorts of other
handy malarkey.
It just makes life easy for me... When I go to a multi, I bring the rig, the
MK2, a USB cable and a thumbdrive with Router and my config files for the
MK2. In 15 minutes or less, Im ready to go with N1MM, WinTest or Writelog,
with no need to diddle with setting levels or anything else computer wise.
Regarding the canned alphabet/numbers sounding terrible, I like to edit
audio, I made mine sound pretty good (Ive worked you several times with it,
Jim). I think it sounds as good as Walgreen Pharmacy's VRU. Yes it sounds
canned, but when your voice gives out its better than nothing.
If anyone has worked Jamie DuPree NS3T in a contest, his DVK sounds
incredibly good, however, he has spent a lot of time on it. As he makes his
living with his voice, and has trouble keeping his voice fully operational
for work and play; its a good investment for him.
Its really nice to have lots of DVK slots, because I do 40 and 10 meters a
lot in multis. You get tired of repeating CQ's "listening this frequency
and seventy ninety five" and having some in English and Spanish for 10
meters has been found useful at times.
Works for me, may not work for you, that's the beauty of choice in the Good
Ol' US of A!
-lu-w4lt-
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:08:14 -0700
From: Jim Brown <
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Contesters using N1MM voice keyer versus
K3DVK
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On 9/4/2011 10:39 AM, Luis V. Romero wrote:
> You need to have a computer and the microKEYER running and interfaced to
use
> DVK.
> You need to buy the MK2, but it has other, added features, that add value
to
> the equation.
An MK2 box or equivalent is NOT required for high quality playback free
of hum and buzz. My tutorial on Ham Interfacing shows how simple bonding
and properly wired cables do everything needed.
73, Jim Brown K9YC
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