Fred
I bought a nifty up converter that converts everything from DC to 500 kHz up
to 10 MHz and can listen to the low freqs on my K3 there. It is made by
Jackson Harbor Press and has some mods made by Clifton Labs. There is a lot
of info on the Clifton Labs website about using this kit. It was really
cheap in comparison to even a single Synthesizer board and there is no
sensitivity roll off. I think I paid $14 and had to add a diecast box
enclosure and a DC feedthru connector with two BNC jacks. NAA is very
strong as are a myriad of navigation beacons and a few low band broadcast
stations from Europe and Africa. The big problem is man made noise from all
sorts of consumer products. I use my 160 M beverages to receive. You could
also make up or buy an active antenna and maybe get more isolation from man
made noise. It would have to be matched as the normal input is low
impedance. I think the low freq converter is a great amount of fun to play
with. $14 is about what you pay for a good hamburger these days!!
Dave K1WHS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Jensen" <k6...@foothill.net>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 3:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Any SSB user comments regarding the new synth?
That is also my big reason for ordering, I like to play around down there
as an SWL. I'm 95%+ CW [really crummy hearing for SSB], I really like the
current QSK, and I'm looking forward to seeing if I can tell any
difference. I'm sure I could have if I was younger. :-)
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org
On 3/2/2015 7:19 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
To me I thought it was worth it to get the extra range under 500 KC
since I've had an interest there since I was a kid. I would say if it
gives you something you want then it's worth it. As far as actually
hearing a difference, well that takes someone with a bit better ears
than me.
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