Hi Wes, thanks for your note.
Yes, it is the second mixer that needs improvement. I have the mods on paper and we are waiting for a volunteer to lend us a K3 for some time ... this will need soldering work...hi I will keep you posted once tested 73 Gian I7SWX >________________________________ > Da: Wes Stewart <[email protected]> >A: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]>; Giancarlo Moda <[email protected]> >Inviato: Venerdì 1 Marzo 2013 19:02 >Oggetto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX > > >It's the second mixer that needs improvement. > >Wes N7WS > >--- On Fri, 3/1/13, Giancarlo Moda <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>From: Giancarlo Moda <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >><[email protected]> >>Date: Friday, March 1, 2013, 10:18 AM >> >> >>Hi Milverton, >> >>I am not sure about your question, sorry. >> >>It is not a pitch to Elecraft, if I understand what you are asking for. I am >>not doing business but enjoying fiddling with radio... certainly we have to >>recuperate the investment and cover the assembler job. The kits are available >>for interested Hams. >> >>Thanks and best 73 >> >>Gian >>I7SWX >> >> >> >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> Da: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>A: Giancarlo Moda <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >>><[email protected]> >>>Inviato: Venerdì 1 Marzo 2013 17:56 >>>Oggetto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >>> >>> >>>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 <[email protected]> >>>>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>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 <[email protected]> >>>>To: "Twan at pa0kv.nl" <[email protected]> >>>>Cc: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >>>>Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>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 <[email protected]> >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mods by I7SWX >>>>Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>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:[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
