Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

2022-10-09 Thread Jim Brown
On 10/9/2022 3:14 AM, Morgan Bailey wrote: > We did not run CW and Phone on the same band at the same time, but > had no problems with phase noise hash Phase noise, both in the transmitted signal and that added to it the RX, is mostly what makes a mess of two stations on the same band. Spurs,

Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

2022-10-09 Thread Morgan Bailey
Last FD we ran 4 FTDX10s. No interstation interference with them being 8 feet from each other in a straight line. All antennas were within 100 feet of each other. 2 cw stations and 2 phone stations had no problems. We did not run CW and Phone on the same band at the same time, but had no problems

Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

2022-10-09 Thread Rick M0LEP
On Sun 09 Oct wrote: > I am almost exclusively a CW operator. I have an old IC-706MK II that > drives me crazy trying to operate CW with all the clacking relays. > > I am looking at the IC-7300 as my potential field day and RV rig. Can > anyone who has used the IC-7300 for CW tell me if it

Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

2022-10-09 Thread Julia Tuttle
I've got a KX3 and an IC-7300. The 7300 uses a moderately clacky relay for T/R switching but something silent (to my ears) for sending CW while the relay is in the T position. If you expect the basically instant and completely silent QSK of the KX3, you'll be disappointed. If you don't mind

Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

2022-10-09 Thread Jim Brown
One of the most important characteristics of a radio for FD is its ability to play well with others. I have heard that the IC7300 does not. The low cost Kenwood radios have, in general, been second best to the K3 and KX3 in that regard. Deficiencies of the Icom and Yaesu rigs are lots of