At 09:26 27/05/2009 -0700, wayne burdick wrote: >The K144XV increasing K3 band coverage to 160-2 m, which will be >great for those with limited space or the need for 2 m for >portable/mobile/marine operation. But it isn't for everyone, of >course. Some 2-m ops will prefer the slightly better NF and higher >power output of an external transverter.
I'd like to know a little more about the K144XV receive performance. The Noise Figure is given as "<2 dB", while the external XV144 has a NF "typically 0.8 dB". This seems like a significant difference. The XV144 also has a high dynamic range front end - how does the K144XV compare? Neill F5VLD / G4HLX K2/100 #2425 K3/100 #289 ______________________________________________________________ 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

