Is this a sales pitch to Elecraft, or just to interested parties? Or, could it be directed at both? Not in any way discounting the mods, just wondering.
((((73)))) Milverton. >________________________________ > From: Giancarlo Moda <i7...@yahoo.com> >To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 7:40 AM >Subject: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX > > > >Dear Twan, > >thank you very much for your comment. > >Wayne is right with his reply. > > >Also right is the comment from Keith, XE3/K5ENS > >Then again if you want your K3 to be one of the top .1% these mods will help. > > >Certainly these are not mods for "normal" user, but those "looking for the >hair in the egg" any little improvement can make a difference. > >Please let me explain how the idea to modify the K3 started. I have dome mods >for many commercial equipments from the 70's to the beginning of this century. > > >I was very curious to see if it could be possible to squeeze out some >additional performances from the K3. Certainly, I was not expecting any >"flashing results" like obtained on the above equipment. I discovered that the >K3 had a removable mixer... what a chance, a way to fiddle with a nice system >without going to impair a warranty or damage the radio. > >One Italiam OM, IT9BLB, of well known Contest stations IT9BLB, IH9P and IR9Y, >told me that they had some difficulties to copy week station with the K3 while >their modified FT1000MP (more complex mods) was making easier the copy. That >pushed me to do a trial and I went ahead with my friend Sergio, IK8TNG. From >what we thought interesting results we designed a swappable H-Mode Mixer and >made it available assembled and tested to operators without the need to use a >soldering iron. Then I studied some additional changes, experimented already >in all the other modified radio. > > >If you do really like to see changes, and you have no money for a K3 but you >possess a K2, then you will need to use a soldering iron and apply similar >mods to it. The problem is space availaibility. > >You asked Elecraft "Are there any plans in the near future to build a new >mixer module with this technology? " I am not the one to answer, but I do not >see any problem why Elecraft could not use the H-Mode Mixer in their expected >(?) new "K4" in the 2 transformer I7SWX configuration or in the original 3 >transformer G3SBI, using the FST3125 or the FSA3157 switches. > >Note for Eric and Wayne, my configuration is available for you, I will >request only a few million $$$$$ ... hi > >The H-Mode Mixer is in the public dominium, probably the only "legal" aspect >is reference to the inventor, G3SBI, and maybe to me for the 2 transformer one. > > >Best 73 > >Gian >I7SWX > > >Message: 17 >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:00:12 -0800 >From: Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> >To: "Twan at pa0kv.nl" <pa...@pa0kv.nl> >Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >Message-ID: <461dacc5-6aae-49d4-8c8a-b93dab3b6...@elecraft.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > >Twan, > >The K3 is one of the highest-performance radios available (very high >on everyone's list, including Sherwood's). A small additional >improvement in one or two parameters may be of interest to a few >operators. The other 99.9% of K3 owners do not need to make any >modifications. > >73, >Wayne >N6KR > >On Feb 28, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Twan at pa0kv.nl wrote: > >> Hi! >> I just read all about the I7SWX mods and I was wondering what >> Elecraft's point of view is in this? >> Are these mods really a major improvement? (Are is it 'crap'..) >> Are there any plans in the near future to build a new mixer module >> with this technology? >> What about the other mods; >> - terminating the filter bank >> - PSU voltage regulator noise >> >> As allways.. very interested in K3 improvements 8-) >> >> 73's Twan - PA0KV >> >> K3 - 1770 >> > > >Message: 20 >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:32:03 -0800 (PST) >From: Keith-K5ENS <ke...@kathyandkeith.mx> >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >Message-ID: <1362087123842-7570520.p...@n2.nabble.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Then again if you want your K3 to be one of the top .1% these mods will help. > > >73, > >Keith, XE3/K5ENS > >-- >View this message in context: >http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-mods-by-I7SWX-tp7570516p7570520.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
