Isn't dual RX of KX3 a good advantage over FT817? 73, Igor UA9CDC
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]> To: "Johnny Siu" <[email protected]> Cc: "Elecraft" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [FT817] Vs ELECRAFT > Hi Johnny, > > I can refine your points a bit further, in relation to the KX3: > >> I once used FT817ND for portable operation but I eventually gave it >> up and replaced it by a K2. My reasons are: >> >> 1. I was disappointed by the RX performance of FT817 and K2 is far >> better. FT817 is hot enough to receive everything but I cannot >> select the station I wanted - very poor selectivity indeed; > > With the KXFL3 module installed, the KX3 has IMDDR3 in the ~100 dB > range at 2 kHz and blocking DR in the 140 dB range. > >> 2. Current drain of K2 is as low as 180 ma; > > KX3: as low as 140 mA. > >> 3. Built-in ATU of K2 (swr 10:1) is convenient; > > Both the KXAT3 and KAT2 will actually match 20:1 or higher in many > cases. > >> 4. Built-in speech processor of K2 gives much more talk power; > > KX3: 32-bit floating-point DSP => split-band speech processing, TX EQ, > 2 DVR messages, etc. > >> 5. K2 can deliver more power at 10-15W; > > KX3: Max 12 W (5 W typical from internal batteries). > >> 6. The V/U operation of FT817 can be covered by H/T > > KX3: 2-meter module in the works. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
