Wayne, Thanks for the summary. Actually, the column that makes the most sense and the one that should rank first in ordering is the name of the company providing the rig and Elecraft comes first in that ordering because of course it starts with the letter E which is the most frequently occurring letter in general English prose.
73, phil, K7PEH On Aug 10, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil Hystad wrote: > >> But, when you look at those top three entries you have to ask the question >> "Are these measurements effectively the same?" I mean, is there any true >> discernible difference between those top radios? > > The short answer: In most operating situations they would all perform equally > well. > > The long answer: They're vastly different radios. The '5000 is definitely a > nice rig, if a bit on the Statuesque end of the spectrum at 50+ pounds. Both > the K3 and KX3 have much better blocking dynamic range than the '5000, yet > are virtually equal to it in 2 kHz IMDDR3. Between the K3 and KX3, the K3 > would be the better choice for serious contest work given its superhet > architecture and narrow crystal filters. The K3 also has the > highest-performance panadapter option of any radio. > > The KX3 would be the better choice for hand-held operation, and it will run > much longer from a 9-volt lithium ultralife battery. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > >> >> >> On Aug 10, 2012, at 6:14 PM, John K9UWA <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I would love to see Rob do the K3 radio AGAIN with the latest goodies in it. >>> Notice that it shows as tested in 2008. I would suspect some things are >>> better than the 2008 setup. >>> >>> John k9uwa >>> >>> >>>> Rob sorts the table based on IMDDR3 at a 2-kHz spacing. This is the >>>> second-to-last column of the table. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Wayne >>>> N6KR >>> John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF >>> Antique Radio Restorations >>> [email protected] >>> Visit our Web Site at: >>> http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com >>> 4836 Ranch Road >>> Leo, IN 46765 >>> USA >>> 1-260-637-6426 >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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

