In another video the poster (YO3GJC) clearly states the following: "Both radios have same set-ul, pluged on same speakers"...... I'm not sure that your comment applies Ron. Traditionally the Yaesu's of this class tend to sound a little more "bassy" and 'smooth' than the K3 on SSB. I've owned both rigs and found that to be the case myself. However, perhaps for this test the user did something different??? A simple e-mail to him would answer this question: yo3...@yo3gjc.com
I'm sure Daniel would be happy to answer your question. He is a nice guy, and tends to be pretty fair about his tests. T. Smith > From: r...@cobi.biz > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:50:22 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & FTDX5000 you tube > > Sounds exactly like the FT has a forward facing speakers (are those the > grilles on either side of the spectrum display) and the K3 is using its > internal up-facing speaker. > > When the pickup microphone is beyond what the audio folks call the "critical > distance" the echoes from around the room start to compete with the direct > audio, causing a loss of clarity and an echoing effect. > > If they wanted to compare apples with apples, the mic should have been the > same distance and same orientation from each rig, or best, used a direct > wired connection to the camera audio input. > > It's true that in almost any situation the up-facing speaker won't sound > quite as good as a forward-facing speaker. That's why so many Elecraft > owners who use the speaker much add a pair of outboard forward facing units. > Back when the K2 was new, many ingenious Hams looked to the past and built > deflectors out of metal, stiff paper or plastic that sat on top of the K2 to > deflect the sound forward. Works great. > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:53 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 & FTDX5000 you tube > > If this is a duplicate listing...sorry. > > I really don't care about an "audio" comparison on just one signal on > a quiet band, but wow...look at the size difference! > > I guess guys like driving an 18 wheeler, but I'll stick with the K3 > any day of the week. YMMV > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwJ8Cu8lA0&feature=fvw > > de Doug KR2Q > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
