Phil, It's no big deal to add the subrx later. Don't make a decision based on that as an issue. 73, andy, ae6y ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Hystad" <[email protected]> To: "Dave, W8OV" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Newbie Questions for K3...subreceiver module
> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
