On 4/14/2014 11:58 AM, XE3/K5ENS wrote:
I never said anything about whether or not changes should be made. I just stated that without making some changes to a stock K3 the station would be at a disadvantage to stations that have configured the K3 to take advantage of the settings under contest conditions. In most M/M stations using K3's the operators know how to use and setup the K3.
Where do you do your contesting, Keith? And what do you mean by "stock?" Do you mean without additional roofing filters, as someone suggested? With only one RX? With all the EQ set flat? With audio input only from the microphone?
I mostly operate M/M at CQP and FD, but I also host M/2 at my own station, using K3s. It's been my experience that if the person who sets up the radio(s) understands the radio and the needs of a contesting environment, the only changes likely to be required would be for things like mic gain, compression, and VOX (if that's what you use). And the only one of those that isn't on the front panel is VOX.
I count five K3s in the shack photo for the W7RN superstation. google to see a station description. KH6LC's webpage says that operators bring their own radios, which mostly seem to be K3s. When I last operated at N6RO about six years ago, it was N6BV's Orion and five MPs, some of which were brought by the operators. I suspect some or all of the MPs are now K3s, and at least one of those is remoted. I operate FD and CQP (California QSO Party) with serious contesters, and our setups are all K3s.
I noted a comment that the rigs at D4C are all K3s, and all are set up the same. IMO, that's the best way to do it. In my experience, that's one of very best contesting setups anywhere -- from my QTH near San Francisco, I can nearly always work them with very little effort on every band (including 160M), and have made multiple QSOs QRP (not on 160). :)
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