Ok,
Since I'm the one in the pileups, don't contest and my line-of-sight contesting
neighbor runs an ICOM IC-756 PRO III to an ALPHA 8410 he deserves whatever he
gets:-)
Seriously, if I can figure a way, I'll try to do some real world comparisons.
Wes N7WS
On 4/25/2017 1:47 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Wes,
I know of no A/B comparisons, but the Sherwood chart shows a significant
improvement - he has rankings for the K3 with and without the new synthesizer.
The lower phase noise may be apparent to you when picking a station out of a
pileup or on a contest weekend with many close-in signals.
The transmitted phase noise is also reduced, so your ham neighbors might
notice a difference in the width of your transmitted signal.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/25/2017 4:33 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
I've seen these rave reviews about the new synthesizer many times. Has
anyone actually done an A/B comparison in real time with two otherwise
identical radios.
I have a K3 with the original synthesizer (the actual one used to develop the
stiffener plate) and a K3S. I have not run them side-by-side since I don't
have any test equipment with sufficiently low phase noise to use.
Anecdotally, using them one at a time in day-to-day operation, I haven't
noticed a difference.
Wes N7WS
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