You have highlighted one of the things I am getting at. I am looking for a predicted performance comparison in general terms of both receive (selectivity, sensitivity, etc..) and transmit (power out & how clean) on 2m vs an FT-817. Do we know anything more about the TX output power---last I read it was a max of 3 or 5 w?
I am not particularly interested in wideband receive coverage but I am assuming there will be some negative impact on the KX3's receive performance due to its wideband receive. I know there was some mention on the list of tradeoffs due to the small size of the 2m module, and I just want to get a feel for the KX3-2m's mountain topping performance vs an FT-817. There are a wide variety of operating noise levels on summits, everything from dead quiet to packed with repeaters and other transmitters. Hams aren't the only ones who seek out summits to operate from! Sometimes summits can be quite challenging 2m environments even when they have excellent elevation over the surrounding terrain because of deafening local transmitters. With the right rig 2m operation from a summit is really a fantastic experience. 73, Tom, N2YTF On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Scott Manthe-2 [via Elecraft] < [email protected]> wrote: > In my opinion, wide-band receiver coverage and receiver performance are > often conflicting notions, so are you asking if the KX3-2m will have > wider receive frequency coverage than the FT-817 or better receiver > performance? > > 73, > Scott, N9AA > > > On 1/12/14 6:54 PM, Tom Tumino wrote: > > > Hi Wayne, > > > > Can you guess as to whether the KX3's 2m module will perform better or > > worse than an FT-817 on 2m? > > > > What would a performance comparison between a KX3-2m and an FT-817 look > > like on 2m? > > > > The 817 out of band 2m receive is very limited. > > > > 73, > > Tom, N2YTF > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7582822&i=0> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-2-meter-module-progress-report-tp7579798p7582822.html > To unsubscribe from KX3 2-meter module progress report, click > here<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=7579798&code=dGhvbWFzdHVtaW5vQGdtYWlsLmNvbXw3NTc5Nzk4fC0xOTIyNTg1NTI3> > . > NAML<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-2-meter-module-progress-report-tp7579798p7582849.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
