Hi Vic Just out of curiousity, have you metered the K3's current draw in receive mode? I expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and want to start planning for the battery/solar bank to run it. Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic K2VCO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia? > Chris Wagner wrote: > > > Is the K3's filters an improvement to the K2's variable one? Are machines or > > people building the factory assembled K3s? Has someone compared K2 and K3 > > side by side? Thank you! > > The K3's filters are much better than the K2's, in terms of IMD > performance and ultimate rejection. > > The K3 has both an analog noise blanker and a DSP noise blanker; the > combination is effective against the Chinese radar (at least as heard in > California!). > > Note the DSP noise blanker is different from the DSP noise *reduction*, > which is an entirely different function. NR reduces background noise > which makes listening more comfortable, but does not remove pulse noise. > > The K2 has an optional analog noise blanker and an optional DSP which > provides an NR function. The K3 comes with the analog noise blanker, the > DSP noise blanker, and the DSP NR function. > > All of the above are much more easily adjustable on the fly in the K3. > > I have listened to the K2 and K3 side by side and the K3 is much better > in many ways. Of course, it is also bigger, more expensive, and more > power-hungry (which might matter if you will run it from batteries). > -- > 73, > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
