The improvement in QSK performance and elimination of jitter in CW timing was immediately noticeable even without an a/b test. Night and day.
Vic 4X6GP > On 26 Apr 2017, at 0:06, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many times, with spectrum analyzer screen prints, etc. Some of those > in the near-astounding category. > > At this point can't refer you to them but you can find them with some > searching. > > A 3 dB improvement in TX strength will not be noticed either, until it > is used in a situation where you're close to or in the noise. > > Close neighbor hams with a sequence of installing the syns, and screen > prints in the reduction in phase noise sidebands for each step, and > noticeable improvement in interfering with one another. For me that > was the killer demo. > > The "news" aspect of the syns is pretty well past, so don't see much > about it any more. > > 73, Guy > > > >> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Wes Stewart <[email protected]> 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 >> >> >>> On 4/25/2017 1:14 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: >>> >>> I tossed my old synthesizers, in accordance with my dropping my old >>> closet hoarder policy of keeping any and all for 40 years to see if it >>> might be of any use. I actuarially doubt I will see another 40 years. >>> >>> The synthesizer mod has met with such documented success, that I >>> routinely advise someone looking for a used K3 not to bother unless >>> the new synthesizer(s) are in it. Or to work a discount on any K3 >>> without them to offset the cost of the synthesizer(s) to be done >>> immediately. >>> >>> All this became apparent very early on after the new synthesizers were >>> introduced. >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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]
