This is in response mostly to Guy,K2AV's post. I am ashamed to say that I really didn't know better . Not having much experience with HF equipment I just assumed that it was meant to be really noisy and just lived with it. :) Of course this really annoys those around me so it tended to limit the time that I could enjoy the radio without headphones. Not to mention my aching ears after a 30 minutes under the headphones :)
Thanks to your explanation and suggestions Guy you have increased my enjoyment of the K3 1000 percent and made me REALLY appreciate the difference in performance between my FT-897 and K3. The K3 is truly an amazing radio. I have had mine for almost a year now and I continue to be happily surprised by it. Now if I could only find a K3 equivalent on the VHF/UHF bands. I know, transverters are the preferred path for weak signal work. But I would still prefer a dedicated high performance radio for the VHF/UHF bands as it would better suited in general as an IF platform then an HF rig. Until then I have invested in an XV222 and Kenwood TR-751a. I will probably end up purchasing another K3 for use as a dedicated transverter platform to launch myself up into the microwave bands especially now that the K3XREF will be available soon.. In any case I would like to give my thanks to Guy and all the others on this list that are patient enough to provide meaningful explanations about why things work the way they do. I also want to give my ongoing thanks to all those at Elecraft that continue to provide some of the best equipment and customer service available at any price... -- Thanks Jon KG6VDW ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
