I have just got a K3/10 going and like most owners of the K3 I find it to be the best radio that I have owned. Aside from the excellent RX performance I am especially taken by the built-in PSK/RTTY capability. It only took about 15 minutes of playing around with this capability to get the hang of it.
I was also especially taken by the simple terminal client within the K3 utility. Granted, it's not much but the performance is actually elegant in that simplicity. It's use can be "common sensed" in just a couple of minutes and I have found that setting up the memories and then editing is one of the best I have found in a data program. Actually using terminal on the air is OK, especially if one sets up enough canned messages in the memories, but there are a few things that would be helpful to make this a truly nice little tool. One of the beauties of Terminal (what I will call it) is that there are no sound card cables, PTT issues or fiddling around with audio levels. The K3 internal modem takes care of all that. What I would like to see is the following: 1) Change the transmit button so it can be activated and then the text typed and then transmitted after a settable delay. For those of you who have used terminal you know that one has to type the text first and then hit transmit. This is OK for short exchanges but awkward for longer QSOs. 2) Put a tuning indicator in the terminal window (An expanded CWT would be OK. It's OK for PSK31 but is fairly good for RTTY. 3) Install some type of multiple signal viewer. Granted the terminal client is just parroting what goes on in the K3 but perhaps something can be incorporated into the K3 firmware. 4) Incorporate the threshold setting into the terminal window. I know that this goes beyond the original intent of terminal but it is a tidy, easy to use program. With just a few additions it could be great. Lance, NR7N -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Utility-Terminal-Mode-and-Data-Operation-tp2413346p2413346.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
