Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions

2014-04-18 Thread David Cole
operation? I suppose all your A/B tests are related to CW mode. Please enlighten me. 73 Johnny VR2XMC K-Line 寄件人︰ David Cole d...@nk7z.net 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2014年04月17日 (週四) 10:28 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions Hi all, I thought I might

[Elecraft] K3 First Impressions

2014-04-17 Thread David Cole
Hi all, I thought I might communicate my initial feelings/impressions regarding the K3 vs. the Pro 3. There is no question the K3 is a better receiver than the Pro 3; period! Overall I can hear things on the K3 I was not able to hear on the Pro 3. I did a very short, (didn't take too long to

[Elecraft] K3 First Impressions

2014-04-17 Thread Johnny Siu
@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2014年04月17日 (週四) 10:28 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions Hi all, I thought I might communicate my initial feelings/impressions regarding the K3 vs. the Pro 3.  There is no question the K3 is a better receiver than the Pro 3; period! Overall I can hear things on the K3 I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions

2014-04-17 Thread Slava Baytalskiy
Hi David! Congrats on the K3! I'm no expert, having just built mine few weeks ago, but where did you connect your Sub RX antenna input to? IS it connected to the RX ANT bnc or to the KAT3? If BNC - then yes, you would need to connect the actual receive only antenna. I connected mine to the KAT3,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-28 Thread Philip Leonard WVØT
Maybe that's what that extra connector on the bottom is for. Philip Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM wrote: So what we need is a K3 docking station - when you bring your K3 home from field day / DXpedidion / whatever, you drop it into the bigger enclosure, with the fancy display, more knobs and

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-27 Thread David Wilburn
Maybe that is the K4. David Wilburn K4DGW www.k4dgw.com www.k4rc.net Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (K4RC) My Current LOTW/DXCC/WAS status www.k4dgw.com/WAS.DXCC.info.html Greg - AB7R wrote: I really think the K3 is a great rig and THE rig to have. That said, I would LOVE the k3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-27 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
So what we need is a K3 docking station - when you bring your K3 home from field day / DXpedidion / whatever, you drop it into the bigger enclosure, with the fancy display, more knobs and buttons, etc, and hook up a big interface cable of some sort ... seems like it should be feasible...

[Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread David F. Reed
I received my K3 yesterday, after ordering in late October last year (waiting primarily to have it shipped with 2nd RX, pre-built). After having it on the bench for most of the last 24 hours and using it in a side by side comparison with my IC-7800, I thought I would pass on my first

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Greg - AB7R
I really think the K3 is a great rig and THE rig to have. That said, I would LOVE the k3 radio packaged in a larger enclosure...not quite as large as the 7800 though. With a built-in display with split screen for main and sub receivers and click tune with a USB mouse. More dedicated buttons

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Kinda like a K3+ :-) 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world. -Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) On 26 Aug 2008, at 16:28, Greg - AB7R wrote: With what Elecraft has been able to do with the K3 they

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread jmalloy
I agree with the OP as far as the K3 goes and have no experience of the Icom 7800, but I have yet to get a concrete example of the things a spectrum scope can do. Does anyone know what is it about it that you *can't* do with the K3 as presently outfitted? I know about LP-Pan and all, so my

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Simon (HB9DRV)
Watching a band such as 6m for Sporadic-E activity. Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: jmalloy [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with the OP as far as the K3 goes and have no experience of the Icom 7800, but I have yet to get a concrete example of the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread jmalloy
That seems reasonable, Simon, but if you're already *on* 6, can't you just tell by the sounds? I don't mean to be difficult, I really am curious! 73, Joe, W2RBA jmalloy wrote: I agree with the OP as far as the K3 goes and have no experience of the Icom 7800, but I have yet to get a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Simon (HB9DRV)
SSB portion is at least 200 kHz wide - the band is closed - then it's open. With a bandscope you see the whole band, beacons - everything. Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: jmalloy [EMAIL PROTECTED] That seems reasonable, Simon, but if you're

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Jim Brown
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:10:11 +0200, Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: With a bandscope you see the whole band, beacons - everything. And birdies from various RFI sources. Even in a fairly quiet QTH, there are some. 73, Jim K9YC ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Mark
Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: SSB portion is at least 200 kHz wide - the band is closed - then it's open. With a bandscope you see the whole band, beacons - everything. True, the Es openings on 6 come and go very quickly. But you would need to visually check the bandscope screen every minute or so. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread Andrew Faber
in the future to add that facility to the K3. 73, andy, ae6y - Original Message - From: jmalloy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions I agree with the OP

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-26 Thread David F. Reed
Joe, when working DX that is operating split, it is nice to see the pattern he is using - is he saying up 30 to 40, but jumst answering those on 35 up? Is he tuning up, or down? is tail-ending working? Knowing this is often the difference between adding that new one, and getting frustrated

Re: [Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-04 Thread Bill W4ZV
Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: On the other hand, the Binaural mode seems like (at least in my setup) to have noise in one ear, and signals in the other. It's separated and pronounced, and I didn't really care for it, I much prefer Delay 5 in AFX mode. Jeff I've not used my K3 much on SSB

Re: [Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-04 Thread Gary D Krause
Hi Jeff, What you are describing sounds like some kind of 3D sound. That's interesting. I think it can be summed up as Elecraft MOJO. This past weekend, I was running up and down the 17 meter band and couldn't hear any signals. It was late in the afternoon. On my way back down, I heard a

[Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-03 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
First off, this is a LONG email, so be warned :) I picked up K3 #476 in Aptos the weekend before the contest, then hopped on a plane to do the ARRL DX SSB contest from KH6LC. I thought others might be interested in first impressions from a contester that had not used a K3 before last week. There

Re: [Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-03 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Ed Muns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope this is useful to some, I'd love to talk to others that have experienced the spatial characteristic of the AFX mode, or hear Elecraft's input on how that was done. Most people have found AFX to be positive. Many

RE: [Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-03 Thread Ed Muns
I hope this is useful to some, I'd love to talk to others that have experienced the spatial characteristic of the AFX mode, or hear Elecraft's input on how that was done. Most people have found AFX to be positive. Many contesters leave it on all the time and miss it when they put one radio

Re: [Elecraft] K3 first impressions from ARRL DX SSB (long)

2008-03-03 Thread WILLIS COOKE
--- Jeff Kinzli N6GQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First off, this is a LONG email, so be warned :) I picked up K3 #476 in Aptos the weekend before the contest, then Great write up Jeff. I noticed that when I called you popped right back to me even though I was low power with 50 to 80 watts.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-09-03 Thread Paul
The K3 certainly sounds like an interesting rig. One thing I would like to see is some pictures of the internals of the K3. Pictures of the modules and how they are located in the K3 would be nice, along with pictures showing how cramped (or open) is the inside of the K3. www.N4LCD.com/k3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-09-03 Thread Kevin Cozens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The K3 certainly sounds like an interesting rig. One thing I would like to see is some pictures of the internals of the K3. [snip] www.N4LCD.com/k3 Thanks, Paul. Is that pretty much a basic K3? I see Elecraft has done their usual nice job of having things connect

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-09-03 Thread Kevin Cozens
Greg wrote: Kevin. The first time you like inside a bare K3 you'll probably say to yourself, that's it? :) That is probably the reaction I had when I first saw pictures of the inside of a K2. With all the features listed as being in the K3 I thought it might have been a bit more crowded in

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-09-02 Thread Kevin Cozens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime, I look forward to working some K3 to K3 QSO’s soon. Drop me a note if you have any questions. The K3 certainly sounds like an interesting rig. One thing I would like to see is some pictures of the internals of the K3. Pictures of the modules and how

Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-09-02 Thread Bruce Bowman
Try this: http://www.n4lcd.com/k3/ Bruce, NM5B Santa Fe, NM - Original Message - From: Kevin Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: K2 elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[Elecraft] K3 First Impressions from a Field Tester

2007-08-29 Thread W3DX
Hi Y'All: It's been a long while since I've posted a message here, but I wanted to share my first impressions of the K3. I’ve had the privilege of field testing all of the Elecraft products since the inception of the company, and have matching serial number 5 of the K1, K2, KX1 and