This might help. It is a review of the KX3 as an SWL receiver. The K3 would add synchronous AM reception and wider filters.
http://swling.com/blog/2013/07/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx3-a-world-class-transceiver-superb-shortwave-receiver/ <http://swling.com/blog/2013/07/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx3-a-world-class-transceiver-superb-shortwave-receiver/> wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Feb 1, 2017, at 8:26 PM, Dauer, Edward <eda...@law.du.edu> wrote: > > I would like to hear from anyone who uses a K3 or K3S extensively for general > coverage HF / short-wave listening. > > I am looking for a table-top receiver with general coverage strictly for > bedroom listening, as the station downstairs already includes a K3/100 > system, a KX3 system, two K2s, and a K1. This seems to be a neglected part > of the radio market. What is available seems pretty slim and, frankly, > tinny. The Sangean ATS-909X has the best reviews but still looks like > something I would have taken to the beach rather than sat in front of while > transfixed with the global reach of radio. The new ICOM IC-R8600 looks good, > with a range up to 3 gigs, but it’s not available yet and the price is likely > to be in the multi-kilobuck range when it is released. > > So, being a loyal member of the Elecraft community, I thought about a K3S > with just the basic 10 watt TX that this particular radio would never use, no > sub-RX, the general coverage bandpass filter and the other accessories that > would extend its range down to LF, an AM roofing filter and naught else. > > Then I thought about the ongoing commentary about the K3’s audio . . . . > because . . . > > I confess that what I am trying to recreate is the warm sound of a 10-tube > supperhet in a large walnut cabinet with a cloth speaker grille and an amber > back-lighted circular dial driven by dial cord and ganged capacitors while > listening to a Radio Moscow announcer crow about Sputnik. Or so I now > fantasize about my early radio experiences in the 1950s. > > I will spend some quality time with my own K3 trying this idea out, but > thought I would also ask for counsel from the group. Is there something out > there I haven’t seen yet? Is it reasonable to think about using a K3S in > just this way? > > Thanks for whatever thoughts anyone can offer . . . > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
