Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-07 Thread Paul
> My problem is > that I'm not sure which filters I should add to my order for a primarily CW > use radio. Probably none other than the included 2.7 kc filter, unless you're contesting. You can always add narrow filters later if you find out that you really need them. Paul N4LCD

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread David Yarnes
nder if there would be much improvement noticeable by putting up 2 or 3 tuned radials for 80 meters. One of these days I may do a little tinkering with that. Dave W7AQK - Original Message - From: "Bill W5WVO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread Bob Cunnings
Yes, SWR foldback was introduced in version 1.87/1.69. The release notes say: "Power rollback begins at about 2.5:1 at 100 W (and of course much higher SWRs are tolerated at lower power settings)." Bob NW8L On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Bill W5WVO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Yarnes wrot

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread Bill W5WVO
David Yarnes wrote: > but I don't--at least not routinely. I really only get > about 2:1 there, and that tells me "watch out!" If you > can't get something close to 1:1 using the ATU, you probably > need to be cut the power back a little or a lot... I would think the SWR protection circuitry in

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread David Yarnes
t least with the K3 you have the option to expand. And in the K3 the 2nd RX is an exact duplicate of the main RX. In many rigs having the 2nd RX feature, there is a somewhat lesser RX in position 2. Dave W7AQK - Original Message ----- From: "G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
KRX3 - as Julian says, lets you listen to both the Tx frequency of the DX and the pile up of all the people trying to work the DX op, when they are working split. That's important, especially these days, since most (if not all) Dxperditions work split and since so many people call and unles

Re: [Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

2008-07-02 Thread G4ILO
BillC wrote: > > Long story short: I was licensed in '87 at 14, I operated day and night CW > on an IC-761 for about 3 years got burned out and then joined the service, > got married had kids and now 18 years later about to order a new HF and > throw up an antenna. Well, alot has changed in the