As a die hard CW operator, it's difficult to imagine that after 45
years as a ham, I actually worked my first CWSS. Shame on me. I had a
blast just S&Ping on and off during the weekend.
This was the first active CW contest I've had with the K3. While early
on after receiving the K3, I had the opportunity to have it side by
side with an FT-2000, after a week of A/B comparisons the FT-2000 was
relegated to a different location and disconnected from the operating
desk. Since CWSS would be a great radio comparative genre, I returned
the FT2K back to the operating desk and next to the K3 - again for A/B
comparisons.
No need to go into real details, save one, as the K3 is the clear
winner. On receive what I really noticed far more than anything else is
the K3's handling of key-clicks. Yep, there are plenty of stations with
key-clicks, but the K3 AGC handles them SO much better than the Yaesu.
It almost appeared I could tell by the clicks who was using a K3 and
who wasn't.
From a transmit side, several stations who I know were using the K3 had
no clicks at all - including some whose signal level approached 30
over. Surely in some receivers, a signal that strong may have clicks
generated by the RX itself.
Both of these observations attest to the effectiveness, quality, and
attention to detail realized by Elecraft. Way to go!
Dan -- N3ND
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