Well now, let's determine what is acceptable receiver performance. If
all I want is to work some openings on 10 and 6, the K3 can hold its on
with anyone in my experience. Certainly it out performs the IC-9100.
For "weak signal" work, a preamp is a welcome addition. I use ARR
P50VDG on 6m and ARR P144VDG on 2m mounted on transfer panels along with
appropriate RF amplifiers and a couple of multi-element beams.
Jim, W4ATK
K-Line
On 5/14/2014 2:41 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Well now, *that* is untrue. If you think that is my "prescription"
then so be it, but that's not what I said. Nothing precludes
additional features from being options, which aren't necessary for
modes one is not interested in.
That said, I don't think that a transceiver that is "supposed" to be
"state-of-the-art" should have to have an extra cost (and bulky)
dongle hanging off the back just to have acceptable receiver
performance on ten and six meters, just for example.
On 5/14/2014 11:41 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> It's curious that we have this relatively tiny box of a radio that
> suffers from poor ergonomics because of it and then we're supposed to
> festoon it with dongles to make it play.
That's unfair and untrue ... there is a distinct disadvantage to
building every option under the sun into a transceiver. The biggest
is that all users pay more for the transceiver *and* the built-in
options (compare the panadapter in an FT-1200 to the P3 or SDR-IQ)
are far inferior to the "best of breed" that can often be had for
little more than the amortized cost of the built-in feature.
If one took your prescription, the K3 would only be available in one
configuration - with all options built-in at double the price of the
base unit.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 5/14/2014 12:42 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Well, they do say opinions are like...
Shout all you want, but it is not imperative that you have a separate
sound card. The computer's integrated sound card can be "dedicated" to
ham radio. Keeping Windows sounds from playing through the radio is no
different from not transmitting outside the band. It's something that
is supposed to be in our skill set.
I have both a SignaLink and a Tascam US-100 (highly recommended by Jim
Brown). On RTTY, neither of these is either better, or worse, than the
built-in card in my laptop, and both require a USB port, something in
short supply.
It's curious that we have this relatively tiny box of a radio that
suffers from poor ergonomics because of it and then we're supposed to
festoon it with dongles to make it play.
Wes N7WS
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