A couple of operators have posted comparisons between the IC-7800 and K3 recently. Look at these e-mails.
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2015-August/220182.html <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2015-August/220182.html> http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2015-August/220169.html <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2015-August/220169.html> wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Sep 12, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > On Sat,9/12/2015 2:12 PM, Skip Cameron wrote: >> If anyone has done a K3 to IC-7800 comparison, please reply direct to me >> with your assessment. > > I've never seen a 7800, so no experience. However, ARRL and Rob Sherwood > have. Rob's data is on his webpage. It concentrates on receiver performance. > I've gathered ARRL Lab test data for a selected bunch of modern rigs and > published it in a form making it easier to compare the rigs as TRANSMITTERS. > My report is at http://k9yc.com/TXNoise.pdf > > The original K3 is MUCH cleaner on CW than the 7800. Also, the original K3 > has about 15 dB less phase noise than the 7800, which matters a lot on Field > Day and at a multi-TX contest station. The new synth board reduces both TX > and RX phase noise quite a bit (I've heard numbers in the range of 10 dB). > > I haven't seen ARRL Lab tests of the new K3S or a K3 with the new synth > board, but I suspect both will turn out to be at the head of the pack for TX > cleanliness. Yes, I know about Pure Signal -- NR0V is my neighbor. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
