> From my past experience with K3, the stock 2.7Khz was quite > good. How about try it first ?
Absolutely first rate advice. The "discount" for ordering the KFL3A-2.8_2.7.sw option is only $15.00. I suspect the 2.7 KHz filter could be sold for more than that if one were to decide to install the 2.8 KHz 8-pole filter later. By not making the filter swap up front, one can get an extra filter (AM, FM, or CW) instead without increasing the total purchase price. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 6:52 PM > To: d...@w3fpr.com; Charles Teeter > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Re: K3 - Purchase Recommendations?? > > > Hello Chuck, > > From my past experience with K3, the stock 2.7Khz was quite > good. How about try it first ? > > cheers, > > Johnny VR2XMC > > > > ----- ???? ---- > ???? Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> > ???? Charles Teeter <c.tee...@att.net> > ??(CC) elecraft@mailman.qth.net > ????? 2010/3/6 (?) 7:48:28 AM > ??: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Purchase Recommendations?? > > Chuck, > > If you are going to get "hot and heavy" into SSB contests, > then yes, the > 1.8 kHz filter is a good choice. The 1.5 would be even > better in really > tight situations. > However, you said you were just returning to ham radio - so it may be > that you just want to 'get your feet wet' in contests at > first. If that > is the case, then you may want to defer the decision on the > 1.5 or 1.8 > kHz filter. The DSP bandwidth control is normally adequate until you > have close in stations with S-9 +40 dB signal strength at the > front end > of your K3 - those will create some pumping of the Hardware AGC, and > that is what the more narrow roofing filters will help with. > So if you > can tolerate that condition for a while, defer the decision > on the 1.8 > vs. 1.5 kHz filter until you have simulated their effect with the DSP > Hi-cut and Lo-cut controls to determine if the narrower bandwidth is > agreeable with you - then purchase the roofing filter that > you will be > satisfied with 1.5, 1.8 or 2.1. Note that SSB signal tuning > gets more > critical as the filter width is reduced. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Charles Teeter wrote: > > Hello, All: > > > > I?e made the decision to buy a K3, but before I do, I would like to > > solicit some recommendations from you. I?e been out of ham > radio for > > a long time and am finally getting back into it. My > initial plan is > > to operate SSB for fun and contests. Over time, I hope to > get back to > > CW and possibly look at some of the other operating modes. I don? > > have the budget for a fully loaded K3, but given the nature of the > > radio, I thought I could add more as needed. What I? > looking at right > > now is the basic 100 watt K3 with the ATU and possibly the 1.8KHz > > filter for contesting. What do you think? > > > > Also, I would like to ask for your suggestions for power supply, > > microphone, and speaker. My last rig was a Yaesu FT980 with all of > > the former items included as part of the matched set, so I have no > > direct experience with any of them outside of Yaesu. > > > > Please feel free to make any other suggestions you think are > > important. I? > > really looking forward to get back into radio, and the K3 > looks like the > > perfect way to do it. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
