Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Re: Re: K3 VS 7600 She rwood List

2009-09-06 Thread Paul Christensen
Very few of the 7600,7700 and 7800 owners will recognize that K3 costing way less is equal or superior on some cases than theirs,surely they feel embarrased to have spent so much in such those Icoms when then we with $3K or less are doing the same job they do... Like Johnny, I have most of

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Re: Re: K3 VS 7600 She rwood List

2009-09-06 Thread Bill W4ZV
Johnny Siu wrote: Secondly, I mostly operate in SSB and always openly admit that I seldom operate CW.  Having said that, I understand the joy of operating a SSB station just 3kHz away from a local 1kw big gun within line of sight.  Again, I do not see a day and night difference among

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Re: Re: K3 VS 7600 She rwood List

2009-09-06 Thread Val
This is the key to your perception of the K3 and the other rigs. If you're operating 3 kHz from any strong SSB station, the observed dynamic range (probably ~35 dB) is primarily limited by the cleanliness of his transmitted signal (TX IMD, phase noise, etc) no matter how good your

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Re: Re: K3 VS 7600 She rwood List

2009-09-06 Thread David Y.
Bill and All, I think you hit the nail on the head Bill! Johnny seems to be very nicely equipped over there, and certainly should be proud of the choices he has there in his shack. However, if you aren't much interested in CW, a great deal of the refinement of the K3 can be pretty subtle. I

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Re: Re: K3 VS 7600 She rwood List

2009-09-06 Thread Hector Padron
Very few of the 7600,7700 and 7800 owners will recognize that  K3  costing  way less is equal or superior on some cases than theirs,surely they feel embarrased to have spent so much in such those Icoms when then we with $3K or less are doing the same job they do,I have known in my county a couple