I was typing fast from memory Bill so got the $$ amount wrong but you
included the computer as part of the total price I believe, I did
not. Did you estimate kit or factory built prices for the contest
configured K3? I think a kit version of a full contest K3 can be had
for just under $3k without the 2nd receiver (would that be used in
SO2R?). The comment that everyone should order two was the next
message after yours in the digest I was reading.
I guess I am just too excited about having mine and all the good
press it seems to be getting and wanted to share.
73,
Mike WA3KYY
At 05:56 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
Michael E. Dobson wrote:
>
>
> Interesting note on the PVRC contest club reflector regarding the K3
> with the wideband IF output. Coupling it with the LP-PAN from N8LP
> and CW Skimmer, they expect it to be THE standard for serious SO2R
> contesting. The comment is that everyone should order two of them
> now. At roughly $3K for the radio, LP-PAN and CW Skimmer, there is
> nothing at any price that can beat it.
>
>
Hmmm...I wrote that note on the PVRC reflector and the above is not
an accurate version of what I posted. For the record, here's what I
actually wrote:
I'm not sure everyone comprehends the significance
of several developments around the K3. Together they will
allow parallel SDR-5000 class bandscope performance without
sacrificing the highest performance front-end on the market.
1. The availability of the K3's wideband buffered IF output opens
up some very interesting possibilities. Remember it's wideband,
post-BPF and pre-roofing filter, so it can "see" the entire CW
band when paired with an appropriate sound card (i.e. up to
192 kHz of bandwidth). This requires the $100 KXV3 option.
2. N8LP's LP-PAN for the K3 (my guess is <$500 assembled, $300 kitted?):
http://telepostinc.com/K3pan.html
This interfaces the K3's IF output to the computer sound card
and SDR software (e.g. even PowerSDR which the SDR-5000
uses). You get a quality bandscope that far exceeds even the
IC-7800 in capability. See specs above.
3. VE3NEA's CW Skimmer software ($75):
http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/
This will revolutionize serious contesting when unassisted single ops
have the ability to internally generate Packet spots without outside
assistance. SO2R using a K3/LP-PAN/CW Skimmer can feed spots
directly to the bandmap of current contest logging software, which
can sort needed mults/calls and present them in a point-and-click
display (just like assisted or multi-multi ops use now). This would
probably not work on the same band without some other tricks but
should work fine for other bands just as SO2R rigs do today.
The convergence of these 3 products may set a new standard for
serious contesters (and probably DXers). Add up the above prices, add
$1000 for a computer/monitor and you have unbelievable performance for
the money (<$5k total including the K3 configured for contesting).
73, Bill W4ZV
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