Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver

2011-03-20 Thread Matt Zilmer
Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: q3o5o6hj8cnup6j0v4gpqcqa1gorc9k...@4ax.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Maybe if someone

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-18 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
The new AOR AR-7070, which should go into production this year, will probably arouse interest among serious SWLs. From the results of tests made on prototype #2, I understand that this receiver covers the frequency range 10 kHz - 30 MHz without any gaps, and good sensitivity across this range.

[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-18 Thread Edward R. Cole
Subject: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 577034.59689...@web46013.mail.sp1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I would like to see a true SDR receiver from Elecraft. Something like the QSR1 with a pre-selector and the facility to use

[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver

2011-03-18 Thread Edward R. Cole
: Matt Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: q3o5o6hj8cnup6j0v4gpqcqa1gorc9k...@4ax.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Maybe

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Alan Bloom
It would be a pretty expensive shortwave receiver: K3/10 $1500 KBPF3 $140 - $1640 You'd save some by eliminating the 10W PA but have to add some for the 8-pole 6 kHz or 13 Khz filter to replace the stock 5-pole 2.7 kHz filter. Would people be willing to

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Jack Smith
I suspect there's a larger market there than you might think, at that price. TenTec RX-340 runs a bit over US$ 4K. NRD 545 (discontinued) go on the used market for $1.3K. Both of those receivers are much larger physically than the K3, so there may be some resistance in paying more per cubic

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Ross Primrose N4RP
Ten-Tec's is $4250... Granted it goes down to 5kHz, but it only goes up to 30MHz... 73, Ross N4RP On 3/17/2011 4:14 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: Would people be willing to spend well over $1500 for the best SWL receiver on the market? Al N1AL -- FCC Section 97.313(a) “At all times, an

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread David Gilbert
I'm pretty sure that there are people out there who have indeed spent that kind of money on SWL receivers, but it seems to me that it would be far more prudent for one of them to just buy the bare minimum K3 as is. If you (or you heirs) ever wanted to sell it, there is a much larger market

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
I doubt there would be savings in removing the 10W PA, but it could be disabled by either running in TX TEST all the time, or by putting a jumper on the ACC TX INH line and setting the correct state in the menu. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/17/2011 4:14 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: It would be a pretty

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Kurt
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. I doubt there would be savings in removing the 10W PA, but it could be disabled by either running in TX TEST all the time, or by putting a jumper on the ACC TX INH line and setting

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread David Gilbert
: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. I doubt there would be savings in removing the 10W PA, but it could be disabled by either running in TX TEST all the time, or by putting a jumper on the ACC TX INH line and setting the correct state in the menu. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/17/2011 4

[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread juergen
I would like to see a true SDR receiver from Elecraft. Something like the QSR1 with a pre-selector and the facility to use it with a transmitter built in. Very few of the SDR's on the market are designed more for swl'ing rather than ham use. A Ham friendly SDR from Elecraft would get my

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
John, The K3 is an SDR. It does not depend on an external computer to support its operation, but by all proper definitions of an SDR, the K3 qualifies. I am not certain what your true SDR means. If your definition of an SDR is one that is a black box that requires a computer to be a fully

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Ken Alexander
] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 4:14 PM It would be a pretty expensive shortwave receiver:         K3/10  $1500 KBPF3   $140        -        $1640         You'd save some by eliminating the 10W PA

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Matt Zilmer
, Alan Bloom n...@sonic.net wrote: From: Alan Bloom n...@sonic.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 4:14 PM It would be a pretty expensive shortwave receiver:         K3/10

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread juergen
sampling and DUC transmitters are in all our futures. 73 John --- On Thu, 3/17/11, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver. To: juergen plebia...@yahoo.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

2011-03-17 Thread Alexey Kats
Well... If it won't get much cheaper than basic K3, what's the point then? I'd rather have K3 with sub-receiver, all the filters I need (or, rather, want) AND with all the features Elecraft wizards put into its firmware. An alternative is to force them to write, test and support two different