Hello Matt, Not disagree but all depends on at 'what costs'. I also put up similar argument in the FT817 group. Currently, I have a Chinese made PUxing PX2R H/T with size similar to VX3R. It only costs me US$30 across the border in Shenzhen, China. I will let it work with my forthcoming KX3. TNX & 73,
Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Matthew Pitts <[email protected]> 收件人︰ "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 傳送日期︰ 2012年01月8日 (週日) 11:30 AM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive? Johnny and the rest, It has been said by numerous people on the FT-817 Yahoo Group on this subject (extended receive), they will do without the extra item in certain instances because carrying a second (or third) transceiver is not what they want to do. Having said that, I respect the designers enough to not argue about a design decision like this; if Wayne thought it could safely be done without compromising the quality of the received signals in the 2 meter band, he would have done it. Matthew Pitts N8OHU >________________________________ > From: Johnny Siu <[email protected]> >To: Mike Morrow <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:23 PM >Subject: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive? > >Agree. A small low price Chinese made H/T will simply fulfill the purpose. > > >TNX & 73, > > >Johnny VR2XMC > >從︰ Mike Morrow <[email protected]> >收件人︰ [email protected] >傳送日期︰ 2012年01月8日 (週日) 11:13 AM >主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive? > >> If it's already capable of receiving VHF through 148 MHz, but doesn't make >> that extra stretch to 155 or 162 (WX), I'll be disappointed, because for >> adding just a little more coverage, this rig could fulfill a VHF scanner >> role (and much municipal VHF stuff is between 148-162 MHz). > >The real value of two-meter band coverage is to provide a *all-mode* VHF >capability for the KX3. Outside 144 to 148 MHz, all-mode capability is >pure waste, since almost everything outside that is FM mode, including all >MARS operation that I've ever been aware of. > >Considering the give-away pricing on very small VHF FM HTs like the Yaesu >VX-3R, that's what should be carried along with a KX3 station. Such HTs >are fine general-purpose wide-range FM scanners, and even provide VHF-AM >and UHF-AM aviation band coverage. It would be foolish to tie up the KX3 >just for monitoring of weather and public service frequencies. Such is >certainly an unnecessary design goal for the two-meter transverter option >which would fall very short of the out-of-band capability provided by a >cheap well-designed HT. In addition, it is often very convenient and >sometimes necessary to cover two-meter FM and HF bands simultaneously. > >The only extended two-meter coverage that *might* be worthwhile is enough >to cover MARS operation above and below the two-meter band. > >Mike / KK5F >______________________________________________________________ >______________________________________________________________ >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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
