Hello Nate, Glad that you chosed K3. I am afraid that FT920 is a different kind of animal and not in the class of K3. You are now having a Rolls Royce whereas previously a Toyota.
No offense to any Toyota and FT920 owners!! cheers, Johnny VR2XMC ----- 郵件原件 ---- 寄件人﹕ Nate Bargmann <n...@n0nb.us> 收件人﹕ Elecraft list <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> 傳送日期﹕ 2010/11/23 (二) 12:36:38 AM 主題： [Elecraft] K3 post SS observations Before I start I should note that I'm not a top tier contester. For that matter I probably don't even rank very high in the bottom tier, but I enjoy the operating so I keep at it. Some may even argue that the K3 is too advanced of a tool for a back bencher like myself, but I think it is a good tool regardless as I will turn in my best personal score of SSB SS ever even though I missed the sweep by PR and VI. I'll add my voice to the chorus praising Elecraft for doing an outstanding job with the K3. The receiver meets the hype, IMO, allowing me to copy stations that would have been unworkable with my previous equipment or at least much more difficult. My previous FT-920 had a DSP with Lo and Hi cut so its use on the K3 is natural to me. The difference is that nothing gets around the K3's filters to bother the DSP (to be fair, the '920s DSP was audio based and out of the AGC loop but it could be turned off and one could find many deficiences in the IF). I was quite pleased to engage the cut in whatever direction needed and often I had clear copy on an otherwise covered signal. An improved 80/160m doublet allowed me to actually run on 80m Sunday morning and evening. Reports indicated good audio and strong signals. I was driving the K3 with a Heil Proset Micro with an HC5-5 element. Watching the PA temp I never saw it rise above 37C and never heard the fans kick up during my runs. For the first time in many years I gave VOX a try and it was equally as useful as the other aspects of the K3. Once set with the microphone boom set correctly I was able to operate as smoothly as using the foot switch. I even ate a pickle during Sunday evening's run and the VOX did not pick that up! I did not engage the anti-VOX as I had already set the noise gate. I am pleased with my purchase of the K3. It is a powerful and useful tool no matter one's operating interests, in my opinion. Perhaps I'm not the ultimate judge as I don't have any large stations locally to contend with but I found the receiver to be crunch proof this weekend. The transmitter ran cool and without complaint even when I forgot to reset the tuner on excursions up the band on 80m. As I've had six weeks to get familiar to the layout, reaching for a needed function did not require consulting the manual or delving into the menus (only needed to get into the menu when setting the VOX). I recommend the K3 to anyone looking to improve their station. I expect mine to be on my desk for a long time to come. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> K3 S/N 4762 with 4.22 beta -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
