Ive been running with the software for about a year or so, and i now dont know how function without it. What about a comparison of the buildin decoder of the kx3k3. Cw is a freeware morse keyer software and a morse code generator and even a morse code decoder. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key.
Switch between cw and cwr with the filter on wide to fine tune the frequency, then switch filter to narrow. Software defined radio sdr version mrp40sdr works with external sdr transceiver hardware that provides iqinput signal like softrock, kx3 or similar this program consists of the well known mrp40v64 plus a tuning front end for incoming iq signals mrp40sdr also can transmit morse signals via iq output. For transmit you can use the attached cw paddles for all modes. Sdrplay win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s kx3 and kx2. The kx3 display showing direct copy of digital modes. The kx3 companion in an app that will let the power use of your elecraft kx3 hf radio easier and lighter. A program to decode morse code cw via sound card to text. For transmitting cw, the program encodes keystrokes from the computers keyboard. The programs installer is commonly called cw decoder. Fold out the rear tiltfeet for use on a desktop or picnic table. If you are outside north and south america, please check the distributors page for the distributor nearest to you.
New bayesian morse decoder in my previous post i shared initial results of the new bayesian morse decoder. This web site provides software for amateur radio operators to enhance their operating station capabilities. The keyboard will appear when the text box gains focus. Win4k3suite supports the sdrplay as a panadapter with the elecraft k3, k3s, kx3 and kx2 providing a 1. Download free mrp40 morse code decoder backupprojects. Products include the kx2 and kx3 lowpower transceivers, px3 panadapter, and kxpa100 100 watt amplifier.
Plus it has a built in log that automatically gets the freq and mode from the kx2 or kx3 or k3k3s. It can be a bit confusing however this short and simple video will have you decod. It will allow you to send psk, rtty, and cw with a wireless or wired keyboard. Im used to a palm single paddle so its perfect as im used to mono paddle keying no squeeze. No pc and you can also do psk31 and rtty with no computer. Dave w1hkj provided me some space on his web server so i posted full source code including all changes and new source files related to bayesian morse decoder in here.
After some thought, i settled on entering the contest in the single band 10m qrp category unassisted. It is possible to send and receive the digital modes, rtty, psk31, and cw with the built in decoder. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. You can select from 3 to steps, each step can be from 5 to 500 khz. Cw, psk, mfsk, rtty, hell, dominoex, olivia, and throb are all supported.
How to set up radio settings to decode cw morse code on the elecraft kx3. I headed to the shack to try this out and found the kx3s cw decoder to be excellent. Hi everyone, today i got a new toy for my portable cw. Install a virtual serial cable frequency control between sdr console and cw skimmer. To find version number of most software in windows, click on the help tab at the top, and in the drop down window click on about. After a little thought, i decided to enter the contest with the assistance of the kx3s decoder to get some more practice copying cw on the air. Fldigi is a modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs today. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite.
The winkey also accepts a paddle, so the operator can send cw from both the computer and the paddle. For extreme portability, you can add the internal widerange atu, 8aa cell battery pack with nimh charger, and adjustable kxpd3 keyer paddle. The software detects peaks in the spectrum and starts a new decoder instance. The kx3 covers 1606 meters, all modes, with a maximum power output of 15 w, while the kx2 covers 8010 meters, all modes, at up to 12 watts. Kcomm a free gpl logging program developed specifically for elecraft k2, k3. For me, the best interface for cw is a program written in 1988 by kevin schmidt w9cf. The kx3s unique formfactor allows you to operate from anywhere. The interface, tx and rx, to the radio is through a serial port. Whether youre operating qrp or qro, portable on the trail or in a park, on a sota peak, in a hotel or from home, qrpworks has products to enhance youre operating experience. It will let you send and receive cw, psk31 and rtty by using your mobile phone or tablet keyboard.
Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. Optionally you can use an external bluetooth keyboard connected to your android device. Software decoding of cw morse code has its limitations. The logging program sends text to winkey via a serial or usb port and the winkey converts it to cw, which then goes to the key input of the radio. Enter text in the text box between the clear and send buttons and then press the send or the space bar depending if word stream is on or not. How to configure n1mm to use function keys to send cw. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. I am noticing that my kx3 has a very hard time actually decoding cw.
Elecraft k3 or k3s, p3, sp3 and kat500kpa500 or kpa500 ham radio dust cover. Kx3 utility is required for kx3 configuration and firmware updates pg. Last weekend i wanted to play in the cq wpx cw contest and use the function keys to run. Yes the human brain still is the best decoder, assuming misfiring brain cells are low. I tried a lot of decoding programs, but the kx3 decoder together with the cwskimmer seemded hard to beat. It can help calibrate a sound card to a time signal and do frequency measurement tests. Unlike many software defined radio software, all demodulation, modulation and filtering of the kx3 signals are handled by the kx3 itself.
This hybrid sdr approach leaves the digital signal processing to the engineers at elecraft, while providing a full featured spectrum scope like the p3 and full control of the radio. Hams use mrp40 to send and read qrq highspeed cw, to. The elecraft kx3 and the tentec eagle the bands were very poor today from my home and finding stations to operate were few and far between, especially at qrp power. The signal to be copied must be fairly strong at normal cw speeds, the human ear can decode cw at lower signaltonoise ratios than software can and clear of qrm and qrn heavy qrm or qrn can render the cw undecodeable. I have worked a bit more on this topic to integrate the decoder software to fldigi v3. Tuttora e forse l unico software a sfruttare il decoder interno delle radio elecraft k3 e kx3. Plug in the audio cable from kx3 iq output to the pc soundcard line in 3. Follow along as ae6lx upgrades the vfo in his elecraft kx3 to the new ball bearing version. We provide local support, stocking and warranty service to microham customers in all of north and south america. I have a link to my n1mm setup screen shot so you can see my selections. For cwssbdata use, it will be necessary to perform the kx3s extended vfo temperature compensation procedure, providing typical stability of about 10 hz on 2 or 4 meters. You can also use your paddle in the paddle input and send cw at a different speed than the winkey.
Technically the kx3 is already an sdr hardware components replaced by software through direct conversion receiver architectureso i think he meant to ask how use the kx3s iq data in sdr applications as the elecraft manual calls them. Mine arent the other cw decoder is the nuepsk and the very unique way it decodes. This is an absolutely cool and perfectly working touch paddle. It was originally set up for the k3, but the latest iteration does a great job on the kx3. Plug in the kxusb cable and install the ftdi driver 2. Quick demo shows you how good it is at decoding live data transmissions. With lower threshold you can enable weaker cw stations to be decoded but often you get just noise and the decoder produces garbage as visible in fig 1. Download and install cw decoder for windows 1087vistaxp software from official page. Kx3 owners man rev c5d ftp directory listing elecraft. Cw skimmer simultaneously decodes all cw signals in the receiver pass band either 48, 96 or 192khz. This was a test comparing the cw decoder in the kx3 with ham central terminal and the nuepsk modem connected to the phone connector of the kx3. Software defined radio sdr version mrp40 ham radio.
This range is compatible with 170hzshift rtty but may not be compatible with some narrowband modes such as jt65 and wspr. Tx is rather simple, but rx requires a hardware filter that converts the audio to zeros and ones. Features in compact, lightweight, sunlight readable devices including logging, messaging, rig control, all with a keyboard. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Kx3 basic computer setup for panadapter and log k4mtx. This free software was originally created by grant connell, wd6cnf. After several tests with cw decoder, the decoding rate is very poor. As of october 8th, 2016 this software supports cw skimmer from afreet software inc. Cw decoder s colorful, featurepacked interface is a bit busy for our tastes, but its close resemblance to an amateur radios faceplate will be familiar to many of the programs users, and many of.
You can set up to 10 macros to that can use dynamic. I am in the process of learning cw and i am having a little bit of issue with my kx3 on decoding cw. Elecraft kx3 and kx2 win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s. Itll take the rigs scrolling 8 character display and put it on a 40 character screen, where you can freeze it and scroll back and not lose the incoming data. Review of the sidekar, cw device for the kx3 k6uda radio. Kx3 cw decoder test 6 metres k3rrr kilo three triple r. Hand microphone with updown buttons internal widerange automatic antenna tuner, 20 w nimh charger roofing dual bandwidth filter for ssbcwdata external hiperf 1606 m power amplifier, 100 w external widerange 100 w atu with dual antenna jacks attached precision keyer paddle internal 2 m module, 2 w. No additional hardware required you need only receiver and computer with a sound card. So i use fldigi and dm780 in cw mode to help with my tin ear. Elecraft kx3 ball bearing vfo encoder upgrade youtube. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor.
Winkeyer is intended to interface with compatible windows software and produce cw from ascii characters sent to it, avoiding cw timing problems caused by multitasking. With a whip antenna, you can even operate handheld. Cwty cw decodergenerator, cw decoder, audio generator, dsp filter, digital voice keyer, packet controller, eeg sound card, emg. The red led is flashing in absolute synchronism with cw signal and the speed after some time is closely locked to actual speed. This part is standard in all new models, and easy to perform on the earlier models. So i thought id take a break from operating and create a brief video demonstrating the cw audio differences between the tentec eagle and the elecraft kx3.
The other day i had a request from mike, ve3wdm to create a post on my setup running the kx3 as an sdr. The program is written in c, compiles with turbo c, and runs in the dos mode. Programs are intended to run on windows compatible computers the programs. Aaron, to decode cw, you need to be in cw mode, not data. The kx3 companion app also let you record full qsos and log them to eventually export them to your favourite qso logging software andor service. With the new swr meter functionality you can sweep a frequency range and the app shows you a chart with swr values.