Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-04-03 Thread donovanf
Hi Igor, Very good ideas! Thanks 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Igor Sokolov" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 2:53:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL Frank, you can add different headphones

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-04-03 Thread Igor Sokolov
Frank, you can add different headphones on Radio#4 to the mix :) Also on SSB try recordings of BY stations to make it more difficult. 73, Igor UA9CDC 31.03.2020 22:44, donov...@starpower.net пишет: During the Coronavirus crisis many of us have much more time than usual for serious technical

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-04-02 Thread donovanf
Thanks Bob 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Cc: "Frank Donovan, W3LPL" Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:20:13 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL On Tue, Mar 31, 202

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-04-02 Thread Bob Wilson, N6TV
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 12:50 PM Barry wrote: > I can't speak to the other radios, but you do need to fiddle the > values of the AGC on the K3s to get the best out of the radios. For review, my recommended K3 menu settings and knob position for maximum reduction of receiver "mush" is

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread donovanf
Hi Grant, I'll do it right, you can take that to the bank 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Grant Youngman" To: donov...@starpower.net Cc: "Elecraft Refl" Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:03:14 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread Grant Youngman
If you’re going to do this, I trust it won’t be “anecdotal”, and that you have the equipment necessary to provide concrete measurable and rmost importantly, repeatable, results. Maybe you do. But anything else is just opinion. Grant NQ5T > On Mar 31, 2020, at 4:46 PM, donov...@starpower.net

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread donovanf
Hi Jim, I'll try a variety of transceivers as QRM generators and document the good and the bad... tks 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Jim Brown" To: "Reflector Elecraft" Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 8:16:59 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft]

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread Jim Brown
My measurements of N6TA's FTDX5000 about three years ago found it to be pretty clean on SSB. http://k9yc.com/FTDX5000_Report.pdf 73, Jim K9YC On 3/31/2020 12:39 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: I'll also use my FTdx5000s as QRM radios

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread donovanf
t: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:49:50 PM Subject: Re[2]: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL Frank, I can't speak to the other radios, but you do need to fiddle the values of the AGC on the K3s to get the best out of the radios. I think the defaults are just to see if the radio works or is where i

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread Barry
something worthwhile. ;-) 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: donov...@starpower.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 3/31/2020 3:39:44 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL Hi Jim, Very good ideas! I'll also use my FTdx5000s as QRM radios and also try the K3s

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread donovanf
7:31:10 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL On 3/31/2020 10:44 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > I welcome constructive comments about my test bed, test procedures and > results. Hi Frank, A worthwhile experiment. Suggestions. Use dirtier QRM rigs. Low cost (le

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/31/2020 10:44 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: I welcome constructive comments about my test bed, test procedures and results. Hi Frank, A worthwhile experiment. Suggestions. Use dirtier QRM rigs. Low cost (less than FTDX5000) Yaesu rigs have lots of RF IMD on SSB, even when not badly

Re: [Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread EricJ
I thought I was a master at making a BFD out of anything. I am not worthy! Eric KE6US On 3/31/2020 10:44 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: During the Coronavirus crisis many of us have much more time than usual for serious technical experimentation and testing. I'm building a transceiver

[Elecraft] Transceiver Test Bed at W3LPL

2020-03-31 Thread donovanf
During the Coronavirus crisis many of us have much more time than usual for serious technical experimentation and testing. I'm building a transceiver test bed and I'll regularly report the progress of my test setup, procedures and results. The intent of my test bed is to document the