HI, Yes, Almost all CW operations. The K3 rx is quiet, and as such makes even SSB operation nice... The thing is a dream on CW. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:33 +0800, Johnny Siu wrote: > > Hello Dave, > > > Very good to know you like K3. Are your comments related to CW > operation or phone 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 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 see the difference), > A/B, > and things on the K3 are clearer, cleaner, and easier to understand, > while on the Pro 3, they are buried in noise, and not quite as > understandable. > > CW is a dream on the K3. The dial up filters are marvelous for CW. I > can't wait to get familiar enough with the K3 to start pile up running > on CW. > > The K3, (at this time), feels a lot more difficult to operate than the > Pro 3, however I am sure this is because I used the Pro 3/2 combo for > many numbers of years, and have all of 48 whole hours on the K3. > > There is a learning curve, but that is fine, I have no issue with > that. > The book by KE7X is very helpful, and fills a huge hole in > documentation > that exists for the newcomer to the K3. > > I also gained a HUGE amount of desktop space, as the Pro 3 had the PS > and external Speaker attached to it. I will be putting up a pair of > speakers for the K3 later today, on a different shelf. I kind of like > the minimalistic look of the operating position now. > > I coupled the install of the K3, with a full station rebuild. Starting > with the grounding system, and ending with little wire hangers so I > can > pull the desk out and clean behind it as needed. It had been > something > like 10 years since the last full shack cleanup so you can imagine > what > it looked like. I have a pile of "extra" cables now... > > About the only thing that has me stumped so far is the use of the Sub > RX. I suspect it is listening to the RX Antenna input, because I get > no > signals on it at all. I am sure as I work through things I will find > that is the case. > > I'll post photos on my web page if anyone actually wants to see the > installed station. I'll include photos of the back of the station and > the cable runs as well. That will be in a week or so. > > Many thanks to all that helped me select the K3, and answered the > large > number of questions I had. You all helped me in deciding to purchase > this rig, and I am not unhappy at all with it. > > -- > Thanks and 73's, > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: > www.nk7z.net > for MixW support see; > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com