I will keep my KX3 then. I like the idea it is 1/5th the size! All the other good features are bonus cream on top.
But, since Icom America Headquarters is just a few blocks from my house (probably 15 minutes walking time) I will wait for a bit and then wander down to see if they have the 7300 alive and hooked up in their ham-shack. They have a nice Stepper up about 75 feet for an antenna so it will be a nice test. Usually though, it takes a while for them to get new equipment in their shack. It took six months for the first 7800 to show up there after the first availability from retailers. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Mar 1, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > Since the 7300 uses direct sampling, it will have the same blocking dynamic > range (BDR) problem as other radios in this class, especially multi-signal > situations such as contesting. I also doubt it will beat the KX3 in > close-spaced dynamic range, unless they used a very exotic, very expensive > A-to-D converter. (Note that the only way the Flex 6700 series can achieve > good close-in dynamic range is by turning on the preamp. This overcomes the > very poor preamp-off MDS, but at an even greater cost in BDR.) > > Beyond that, the KX3: > > - is about 1/5th the size > - is about 1/5th the weight > - consumes probably 1/10th as much RX-mode current > - has an internal battery > - has an attached keyer paddle > - has built-in stereo audio and CW/RTTY/PSK31 text decode with a PC > - works with integrated peripherals (PX3 and KXPA100) that can be left at > your fixed station when traveling > > So if you're operating portable, it's an apples/oranges comparison. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 phys...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
