Hi Joel, For pain point #1: I set up two macros accessible via the same PF key on the KX3. The last couple of macro commands setup a toggle on each macro line. Makes switching between SSB and Digital very easy/fast with the press of one button. I offer the two macros for your consideration. Adjust as you like.
KX3 commands to setup for SSB operation: SWH29;MD2;BW0300;GT004;MG045;AG010;ML000;PC010;MN110;SWT19;SWH18;MN255; KX3 commands to setup for Digital operation: GT002;MG013;AG007;ML007;MD6;DT0;RG250;PA0;PC005;MN096;MP001;MN255;BW9999;SWH29; For pain points 2 and 3, I too am suffering from these noise spikes. Thanks for your experience and applied knowledge. Helps me understand the situation better. I noticed these are more prominent when operating the KX3/PX3 on a shared battery source via powerpoles. When I operate the KX3/PX3 with their individual wall warts when in the shack, I don't see the centre frequency noise. This is a recent revelation. I too had to run the RX shift at 8KHz this past FD and couldn't use narrowing techniques to focus in on a particular PSK signal. The noise peak was so strong it bled 300-500hz into the PSK bandpass. I suppose I could have removed the PX3 from the equation as I really don't need it for PSK. I had it more for RTTY. regards, Brian VE3IBW On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Joel Black <[email protected]> wrote: > Let me add a little to the fray then. > > Up to recently, I had both the K3/P3 combo *and* a KX3. I sold the K3/P3 > and added a PX3 to the KX3. I am looking to add the KXPA100 sooner or later. > > My K3 had a lot of options: > > 100 W amp > 2nd receiver > BPF on the 1st receiver > 500 Hz CW filters in both receivers > 2.7 kHz SSB filter in both receivers > TCXO > Tuner > > Maybe other options, I cannot remember now. > > Why did I sell the K3/P3? Well, my lifestyle changed. I work a regular > 8-hour job sitting behind a desk. It dawned on me a couple of months ago, > when I get home, I sit behind a desk. I took up mountain biking (and > eventually running and swimming) to get out of the house more often. I > pared down my operation to just the KX3 and added the PX3 because I like > being able to see what I’m working - I’m spoiled. > > Downsides to what I did? Yep: > > 1. Cannot easily switch between voice and data modes on the KX3. > 2. Noise spikes all over the PX3 that drive my OCD haywire. This is a > product more of how the PX3 receives spectrum from the KX3 and not the PX3 > itself. I never saw all that noise on my P3 because it took the IF from the > K3. The PX3 takes the I and Q. Now I get to try and get all the noise out > of the shack *or* learn to live with it. > 3. I have to run the RX SHFT at 8.0 kHz for every band so the KXFL3 is > useless to me. > > I am working on a 3 or 4PDT switch for the voice to data issue. I will use > a macro on the PX3 to swap between the modes as I did on the K3. I haven’t > really started working on the noise issue. Not sure how to address #3 as I > just noticed it within the past day or two. > > That said, I’m glad I made the swap. It is way more in line with my > operating habits. I am not a contester although I will enter one every now > and again. My greatest enjoyment comes from chasing SOTA summits and > working SKCC contacts and the JT modes. The KX3/PX3 combo works great for > all of those. I’m adding the KXPA100 just for any nets. I’m not in a huge > hurry, just looking for a good deal. > > So, take that or leave it. It’s just my personal experience based on *my* > operating habits. > > 73, > Joel - W4JBB > > > On Jul 14, 2016, at 06:17, MaverickNH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Summarizing some great offline feedback I'm getting, I can see a few > options > > emerging: > > > > 1. Get a loaded K3S/P3 > > 2. Get a loaded KX3/PX3/KXPA100 system > > 3. Get a loaded/used K3/P3, which "beats" a KX3 system used for a base, > at > > about the cost of a KX3 system > > 4. Get a "limited" K3S/P3 system, which is similar in most ways to a KX3 > > system and can be expanded later > > > > For the limited K3S option, I think I would do without a SubRX and filter > > set, no 2M, no new speakers, and come in at $5600. So not about saving > money > > as much as delaying spend. > > > > The used K3/P3 option is attractive, but I miss out on the "Next > Generation" > > hardware and add some risk for used equipment. Past the 1 year warranty, > I'm > > only trusting the owner that "as is" is fully functional. > > > > The loaded KX3 system can be had used for ~$4000, so not to be dismissed. > > Expansion options are limited, but a KX3 system may exceed my > > needs/capabilities for several years. Who know what will be on the > market in > > 2020? > > > > Funds don't free up until 1AUG so I've got time for musing and more > > feedback. > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Another-KX3-vs-K3S-Query-tp7620068p7620125.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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
