On 6/20/2016 7:03 PM, Enzo Adrian-Reyes wrote:
So any body here have any experience on running their KX3 as their main base station? if so how well does it do? Would a k3s be better? what advantage would I have with the K3S (baseline) compared to an upgraded KX3 (ATU, 2m, Roof filters fitted)
I used a KX3 + KXPA100 + PX3 as a base station for three years, and it worked very well. I live in a quiet area, so can't offer advice about noise reduction.
I did upgrade to a K3s recently. One reason was "rig envy" :-) but another was to eliminate a jumble of cables and plugs to the left of the KX3. I had plugs for a boom mic, a headset/mic, a CW key, and audio I/O for a SignaLink for AFSK. Oh yes, a foot switch for PTT wired into the mic plugs meant I had to crawl under the desk to swap 1/4" phone plugs when I changed from the boom mic to the headset.
It was a mess! The K3 lets me leave everything plugged, most on the rear panel, so the desk is much neater now.
Another K3s benefit is the built-in USB sound card. That eliminates the SignaLink and its associated audio and PTT cables.
The K3 receiver seems more sensitive than the KX3, but I've never done a side-by-side comparison, so I can't say for sure.
I really liked the PX3's two-line display of the KX3's decoded CW. Sadly, the P3 needs an accessory SVGA card and external monitor to get this feature.
In short, the KX3 and accessories made a very nice base station. -- 73, Mike N4CF Louisa County, VA USA Elecraft K3s/100 Carolina Windom up 45' http://n4cf.mdodd.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
