On Tue,7/28/2015 8:48 AM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote:
If I had a K3 and a K3S side by side with the same antenna, properly adjusted and tuned, could I hear a difference in signal quality, noise....etc.. ?
Especially after hearing about your goals, my recommendation is that you save yourself a lot of money and buy a late vintage K3, then upgrade to the K3SYNA board and the KIO3B board. The K3SYNA gets you improved RX and TX phase noise, and is 90% of the difference between a K3 and K3S. Cost is about $220, you install it in 15 minutes. The KIO3B gets you the latest preamp, which is a significant improvement on 10M and 6M.
Spend your cost savings on a better antenna and/or adding a P3 or second RX.
The differences between the K3 and K3S mostly matter when you're a serious contester, or if a neighbor ham living close to you is active when you are, or when you take your rig to Field Day. For the same reasons, I suggest that you avoid buying roofing filters until you've used the rig for a while. For your operating plans, you probably won't need them.
I have a pair of early vintage K3s (2007) and I'm a serious contester. I did exactly those upgrades.
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