Thank you, First things first. These guys are doing a great job. I'm sure the practical things will happen in their proper time slot. Lets give them a little slack.
73, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "jimbrass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired AM mode improvements > I'll have to go along with K3KO; I tried to opine the same thought through > Nabble and it was never posted. Three of the most voracious modes, spectrum > wise, are FM, AM, and most anything digital, in that order. Spectrum is and > has been a premium for amateurs. It may be more so in the future. A > relative few hams are users of the aforementioned modes. They appear to be > the most frequent commenters on this reflector. Spectrum use is one issue. > The other is making the K3 all things to all users. I personally want to > see a great CW and SSB radio. If, with time, it can do more with other > modes, great. I wish the FM/AM/digital folks would remember that there are > two guys, one the code writer, who drive the K3 developement. Give them a > break and lets ease up on the esoteric. > > My opinion. > > 73, Jim, K4ZMV > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "AD6XY - Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:19 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired AM mode improvements > > > > > > > > The blindness of the HF only operator again? > > > > FM is absolutely a majority mode everywhere but HF, but to have only heard > > 1 > > FM signal in 50 years implies not attempt to progress beyond HF. > > > > FM is used all the time at VHF, though not for DX. That in Europe at least > > includes 6m and up. There is also limited activity at 10m. The K3 is an > > excellent transverter driver and that is the reason many of us bought one. > > Having FM capabilities is necessary for DXing at VHF and above. I am sure > > everyone aware that microwave rain scatter contacts are frequently easier > > to > > complete using FM than SSB or CW because of the dispersive effects of the > > mode. Then there are the FM satellites. > > > > AM is less used for transmission but very much used for SWL. > > > > Mike > > > > > > K3KO wrote: > >> > >> Ken, > >> > >> In almost 50 years, I've heard maybe 1 amateur FM station operating. > >> Yeah, there may be a few more but it hardly constitutes a majority mode. > >> Are there really so many ham AM ops? > >> > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Desired-AM-mode-improvements-tp16624208p16763414.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] 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
