Kjeld Holm wrote: > > > Not exactly an answer to your question but in my oppimion you should > consider an old Icom IC-275E or IC-275H (25 or 100 W) before making your > decission. See this link http://df9ic.de/tech/trxtest/trxtest.html > > That article makes a questionable assumption: "The IP3 is less important than LO and TX noise performance as there are usually only few strong and very strong signals on 144 MHz."
I live in a VHF desert and can usually hear nothing at all but when a contest is on and the portables take to the Dumfries and Galloway hills which are line of sight across the water their signals are MASSIVE. The only time I have ever seen the K3 S-meter reading "end-stop" is on 2m. I can work these guys using 2.5W to rubber duck on an FT-817 standing on the shack desk. So I think IP3 is very important on VHF. ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/2M-with-K3-anyone-doing-it-tp4487963p4495657.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.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
