Ditto for me. The KX3 with a high stability oscillator would be ideal for JT-65.
73, Dick WO1I At 11:45 AM 7/18/2012, Barry LaZar wrote: >Wayne, > I only use 2 meters as a local intercom. If I want to reach out and >touch people, I use HF. Giving up 2 meters on my KX3 for a high >stability oscillator appears to be a good trade. And from the sound of >your comments, it could be optional meaning a user would opt for what >best fit his requirements. Go for it if you think you can sell enough to >pay the R/D costs. > >73, >Barry >K3NDM > > > >On 7/17/2012 8:17 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > If we took this route, we'd have three categories of KX3 users: (a) > > wants the ultimate in stability but doesn't need 2 meters; (b) wants 2 > > meter coverage and is OK with nominal stability; (c) curses me for > > making the KX3 too small :) > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote: > > > >> Nice idea about how to fix it, Wayne. But how would this cure > >> stability issues on 2 m then? ;-) > >> > >> 73, Olli - DH8BQA > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Cc: "Elecraft" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:25 AM > >> Subject: [Elecraft] JT65 requirements,and a possible external > >> reference-locking option for the KX3 > >> > >> > >>> Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: > >>> > >>>> No experience with the KX3 here yet, but this makes me wonder about > >>>> the frequency > >>>> stability on 6m with full throttle out on JT65A mode for 50 seconds > >>>> out of every > >>>> other minute, hour after hour.... > >>>> > >>>> My K3 has always been rock solid. > >>> Hi Lance, > >>> > >>> The K3's oscillator subsystem is a factor of about 10 more expensive > >>> to manufacture than the one in the KX3. It also takes up about 100 > >>> times more space, which is the real problem. > >>> > >>> But back to JT65. If it turns out the KX3's temperature compensation > >>> can't provide the stability you'd like, we could design an external > >>> 10- > >>> MHz locking module for it. This module would be called a "KX3EXREF" > >>> -- > >>> the equivalent of the K3EXREF, which does the same job for the K3. > >>> > >>> The only drawback to such a module is that it would have to be > >>> installed in place of the planned 2-meter module. It would use the > >>> SMA > >>> connector as the 10-MHz input. > >>> > >>> Would this be of interest? > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- > >>> E-Mail ist virenfrei. > >>> Von AVG uberpruft - www.avg.de > >>> Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virendatenbank: 2437/5135 - Ausgabedatum: > >>> 16.07.2012 > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
