Tony, Thank you for the link. Those are not the exact words I remember but they contribute to my understanding. I received my K3 in early September 2009 and it has the mod.
CU in the Colorado QSO Party Sept 4th, 2010. 73, Jim, W0EM > Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:33:34 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SO2R Question > > Hi Jim, > > I think this is the thread you are looking for: > > http://n2.nabble.com/KRX3-Overload-Protection-on-160M-td3814157.html#a3814157 > > > Hope this helps. > 73 > > Tony Fegan VE3QF > > > Jim Harris wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I'm currently selling an off-shore rig with the hopes of acquiring a > > second K3 for SO2R, primarily for RTTY contesting. I believe I've > > seen somewhere in the not to distant past that is was said the K3 > > receive front end can withstand 1-2 watts without damage. I've spent > > the last hour reviewing the email archive and can find no reference > > to that. Can anyone confirm or deny my remembrance? (Or, is it all > > just wishful thinking?) Is there anyone on the reflector that is > > operating a K3 SO2R station without the thousand or so dollars of > > band pass filters needed to protect the radio's front end? > > > > Second part of the question is.....if possible to not damage the > > front end, what is the possibility of desensing or causing blocking > > or noise that would interfere with reception on one receiver when > > transmitting on the other radio. I'm sure that is highly dependent > > on band(s) and separation of frequencies within the band. I'll fully > > aware of the K3's ability to completely block signals a few kilohertz > > away but when RTTY contesting I do seem to notice there may be some > > desensing or AGC action from these signals even though they are not > > heard or processed by MMTTY. > > > > Comments very much appreciated. > > > > CU in the Colorado QSO Party Sept 4th, 2010. > > > > 73, Jim, W0EM > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
