Dave, Thanks for your comments and I do agree with the notion that given that the K3 is so modular that "...you can always add it later" -- albeit, with a but and a however...
But and However -- I hear that there is an extra degree of complexity and rework to put in the sub-receiver later so if I think I might want it later then it behooves me to get it up front. Now, I am still on the fence, it may come down to the cost of the whole configuration. phil On Nov 18, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Dave, W8OV wrote: > Phil Hystad wrote: >> Gang, >> Thanks for all the great e-mails and answers to my first round of K3 >> questions. Lots of good information and advice. I do have a few more >> questions but I will limit these of one question at a time. >> Several people have advised to get the sub-receiver option. Now, this >> really puts me on the fence as I have a sub-receiver in my Icom Pro III and >> I almost never use it. Actually, I have never used it in an actual QSO, I >> have merely played with it from time to time. >> So, my first question is, "Why do I want a sub-receiver?"... >> Maybe a little about my background helps. I got into ham radio as a novice >> (WN7ECQ) back in the mid-1960s. Ham radio was very rudimentary back then >> with CW mode only, a transmitter and a few crystals, but a very good >> receiver (Hammarlund, HQ-170AC). Then, after the Novice one-year license >> expired I let the hobby go silent for 38 years. I was relicensed and back >> on the air in February/March 2004 with a used Icom 756 transceiver. >> But, my operating style reflects a lot of my Novice experience rooted in the >> technology and practices of the 1960s. Mostly CW, some SSB for some of the >> evening nets and other stuff when the band is hot and a periodically >> scheduled SSB QSO with some of my ham friends from back in those 1960 days. >> Not much of a contester but I very much like the technology aspect, >> experimentation, SDR, and so on. And, I am always looking to do new things >> that capture my interest. >> So, I may be missing out on a huge corner of this hobby by not even knowing >> how someone makes use of a sub-receiver. Thus, my question. >> 73, >> phil, K7PEH > > Phil, > > My operating sounds somewhat like yours. Mostly casual ragchewing, piddling > around in contests, but not seriously. I had a subreceiver in my previous > transceiver, but decided to save the money when I ordered the K3. I don't > miss it at all. I am able to work split without it on the few occasions I > need it. The beauty of the modular system is that if you decide you need it, > you can always add it later. > > 73, > > Dave, W8OV ______________________________________________________________ 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
