SideKar
Decoder Edition
User Manual
rev 1.0
Page 4 of 88
Overview
Thank you for your purchase of the QRPworks SideKar
Decoder Edition
.
Its purpose is to enhance your operating experience whether
portable or in your home shack.
It can be used with any rig, but has specific CAT interfaces to the:
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Elecraft KX3 / KX2 / K3 / K3S
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Icom IC-705 (via optional Bluetooth accessory)
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Yaesu FT817 / FT-818 / FT-857 / FT-897
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QRP Labs QCX family of rigs
These interfaces provide rig-specific features that are detailed
later in this manual.
In a nutshell for all rigs,
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It decodes incoming CW using audio from any rig,
typically from the rig’s headphone jack.
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It sends CW to any rig with a straight key mode using a
paddle, typing on a keyboard, or sending user-defined
messages from the keyboard. It allows you to change
the keying mode, speed, paddle dits/dah orientation
easily from a keyboard
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It is a message generator, allowing you to send up to 20
user-defined messages, with just a keystroke.
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It is a log, with space for 1000 QSOs
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The log will automatically be populated with the current
date and time, so you don’t have to enter it.
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It is an ADIF export tool, allowing you to export your logged
QSOs in a standard ADIF format, which can then be
imported into most commercially available logs, or ARR
L’s
Logbook of the World
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It is a log for events, such as Summits on the Air (SOTA),
Parks on the Air (POTA)
, ARRL’s Field Day, etc.
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It is portable, with a sunlight readable display.
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It is a low current device, using little of your battery capacity
