Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread Brendan Minish
The next HF receiver I want (but can't afford..) is 
is the rfspace SDR-IP 
http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IP.html


On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 13:01 -0600, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> I hadn't looked at the Perseus before but before I would spend 1200 bucks on 
> one, I would spend 1449 for another K3 and add 139 for the KBPF3 General 
> Coverage Banpass Module - 1588.  Well worth the extra 389 to me to have 
> another K3 instead.  Now I have two REAL radios.
> 
> 73, de Jim kG0KP
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> >
> > I like both; the knobs of the K3 and the "eagle spectrum view" of the
> > Perseus.
> > Just wanted to correct your statement. The Perseus is not at all "a 
> > project"
> > to use, it's plug&play and light on CPU.
> >
> > Not more difficult than an RS232-USB converter :-)
> >
> > 73'
> > Paul
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread pd0psb

Don't forget to add a P3 as well, Jim!

Speaking from experience, I think K3 and Perseus are both very "real" and
serious radios.
But then again I should have learned: never dare to mention another brand on
this forum :-)

73'
Paul
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
I hadn't looked at the Perseus before but before I would spend 1200 bucks on 
one, I would spend 1449 for another K3 and add 139 for the KBPF3 General 
Coverage Banpass Module - 1588.  Well worth the extra 389 to me to have 
another K3 instead.  Now I have two REAL radios.

73, de Jim kG0KP

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>
> I like both; the knobs of the K3 and the "eagle spectrum view" of the
> Perseus.
> Just wanted to correct your statement. The Perseus is not at all "a 
> project"
> to use, it's plug&play and light on CPU.
>
> Not more difficult than an RS232-USB converter :-)
>
> 73'
> Paul
> PD0PSB
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread lstavenhagen

Er, there's no such thing as a Windows SW package that's not a "project" to
use hi hi. 

But I stand by my original point that a computer running a SW package is not
an optional expense with an SDR, but that such a thing is optional with the
K3 and is probably it's chief advantage over the SDR. Plus or minus problems
encountered of course, where there's going to be a wide range of experiences
that will affect the value of the SDR.

Now I'm definitely QRT on the thread as I've said my piece...

73,
LS
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread pd0psb

I like both; the knobs of the K3 and the "eagle spectrum view" of the
Perseus.
Just wanted to correct your statement. The Perseus is not at all "a project"
to use, it's plug&play and light on CPU.

Not more difficult than an RS232-USB converter :-)

73'
Paul
PD0PSB


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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread lstavenhagen

Er, we may be running the risk of extending the thread too much, so I'll be
brief and will strongly consider going QRT on the thread after this post hi
hi.

Anyway, yes perhaps a $200 netbook is enough but the point is a) that
expenditure is not optional with an SDR and b) may be a minimal
configuration for many folks. 

neither is the case with the K3. You don't have to use a computer at all to
SWL with a K3 if you don't want to. Everything you need to fully exploit the
radio goes right in the box with no (or very little) extra fiddling and
hidden costs. You might have to update the FW from time to time and that's
about it.

But that's just my take on it, I'd rather play with a radio when doing
amateur radio and not a computer hi hi.

73,
LS
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread pd0psb

A 200 dollar netbook with (atom270 processor/Windows XP) handles the Perseus
just fine.
A one-time-install running steady for over a year now.

73'
Paul
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-11 Thread lstavenhagen

The Perseus is an SDR, so you have to consider the extra costs:
- a computer powerful enough to take advantage of the software
- fighting the software, bugs, config problems, chasing down drivers over
the internet, calls, emails to whoever that go unanswered etc

That's a lot of additional overhead in terms of cost and labor you have to
take into account along with it.

The K3 eliminates all of that (except for FW updates which require using the
updater) so it's at least comparable. And for me, not having to battle
broken SW and computers to get on the air is exceptionally valuable. YMMV as
far as your labor, but it's still a consideration.

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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-10 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
I agree with Bill's comments about Perseus, I bought one last year to use 
primarily as a backup spectrum analyser.  Not only is Perseus' performance 
as a receiver good in all modes, but it also does a fine job as a spectrum 
analyser and/or a panadapter, which would be useful to a SWL should she/he 
become licensed.

The software version I use provides coverage up to 40 MHz.

The usual disclaimers apply.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD


Bill W4ZV wrote on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM

> I disagree.  Perseus is $1199 in the US and is the current hot ticket for
> SWLers.  Why?  Because it can receive the entire MW band for recording and
> analysis later.  RX performance is comparable to a K3 (maybe better) and
> Perseus can receive the entire 10 kHz - 30 MHz range as is (the K3 
> cannot).



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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-10 Thread Bill W4ZV


lstavenhagen wrote:
> 
> Actually, the K3/10 is far less expensive than its nearest competitors as
> far as RX performance from what I can see.
> 

I disagree.  Perseus is $1199 in the US and is the current hot ticket for
SWLers.  Why?  Because it can receive the entire MW band for recording and
analysis later.  RX performance is comparable to a K3 (maybe better) and
Perseus can receive the entire 10 kHz - 30 MHz range as is (the K3 cannot). 

http://www.ssbusa.com/perseus.html

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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-10 Thread Alan Bloom
This sounds like a wonderful business opportunity for someone.  Buy
K3/10 kits from Elecraft.  Build them up and add an AC power supply in
the space where the 100-watt PA normally goes.  Market them to the SWL
crowd at a modest profit.

Al N1AL


On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 08:36 -0500, drewko wrote:
> Instead of removing circuitry from the K3 for SWL use, why not add
> some... 
> 
> For SWLing the best thing that could happen to the K3 would be to add
> an internal mains power supply (for receive use only). Then the K3
> would be a self-contained receiver instead of having to be tethered to
> an external supply. An external supply is an acceptable limitation for
> a transmitter but very unsuitable for a light, portable receiver. 
> 
> I suppose a 1-amp "wall wart" having a power-pole plug would do the
> job, as long as you are careful not to transmit. Still, I'm not too
> crazy about wall wart supplies-- got a whole drawer full of them. It
> would be great if the K3 had a standard IEC power cord socket so it
> could be used as a grab and go receiver. 
> 
> Also, for SWLing the K3 could use a better scanner, and frequency
> memory management.
> 
> 73,
> Drew
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-10 Thread drewko
Instead of removing circuitry from the K3 for SWL use, why not add
some... 

For SWLing the best thing that could happen to the K3 would be to add
an internal mains power supply (for receive use only). Then the K3
would be a self-contained receiver instead of having to be tethered to
an external supply. An external supply is an acceptable limitation for
a transmitter but very unsuitable for a light, portable receiver. 

I suppose a 1-amp "wall wart" having a power-pole plug would do the
job, as long as you are careful not to transmit. Still, I'm not too
crazy about wall wart supplies-- got a whole drawer full of them. It
would be great if the K3 had a standard IEC power cord socket so it
could be used as a grab and go receiver. 

Also, for SWLing the K3 could use a better scanner, and frequency
memory management.

73,
Drew
AF2Z



On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:17:40 -0800, Dave Rickmers wrote:

>A version minus the 12 Watt exciter would be very easy to implement, 
>would it not?  The SWL BCBDXer community is interested.  The DSP 
>synchronous detector will be a major attraction for shortwave listeners.
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-10 Thread lstavenhagen

Actually, the K3/10 is far less expensive than its nearest competitors as far
as RX performance from what I can see. Even to get close, you have to spend
5 grand (i.e. for a Flex plus computer, some of the top end rigs from the
big three, etc). In fact, the only RX I've seen that exceeds the K3 on
anything (at least on paper) is the Icom 7800 - and at that it seems to only
have a higher IP3 and falls behind elsewhere. And that rig will blow a
possibly fatal sized hole in your savings/retirement account, etc. 

Er, so I'm a little mystified by the thought that the K3 is expensive or
just has too much stuff in the box and needs to be pared down?

Seems like the highest bang/buck ratio, far far and away, available in
amateur radio already from what I see. Just don't plug in the mike or key hi
hi...

73,
LS
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
I agree that the hardware savings would be minimal, but yet another
firmware option that would be a global TX disable might make somone
who wanted to use it as a SWL RX more comfortable.

Or would just pulling the PA jumper be enough?  That'd disable TX
effectively, I think.
73, doug



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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Rob May

Maybe just a software change to disable transmit for areas where unlicensed 
persons can't have one.  I agree, the cost savings of leaving out the transmit 
circuitry is not worth the redesign effort.  The K3/10 is not outrageously 
priced compared to other high end SW receivers.
Rob
NV5E

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> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:36:03 -0800
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?
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> On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 13:06 -0800, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
> > I doubt that a receive-only K3 would cost significantly less than a K3/10.
> 
> Looking at the schematics, it looks to me like it would save the 12W
> power amplifier, some $2 relays, the T/R switching circuitry, and
> several connectors.  I doubt if the savings in parts would be enough to
> pay for the re-engineering involved when amortized over the number of
> units sold.
> 
> > Unless there are licensing issues in a particular country, an SWL could buy
> > a K3/10 with a sub-receiver and enjoy full diversity reception today. Just
> > be careful not to transmit.
> 
> I agree.  A QRP K3 with suitable options makes a pretty cost-effective
> high-performance SWL receiver just as it is.
> 
> Al N1AL
> 
> 
> 
> > /Rick N6XI
> > 
> > On 3/9/10, Dave Rickmers  wrote:
> > >
> > > A version minus the 12 Watt exciter would be very easy to implement,
> > > would it not?  The SWL BCBDXer community is interested.  The DSP
> > > synchronous detector will be a major attraction for shortwave listeners.
> > >
> > >
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Alan Bloom
On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 13:06 -0800, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
> I doubt that a receive-only K3 would cost significantly less than a K3/10.

Looking at the schematics, it looks to me like it would save the 12W
power amplifier, some $2 relays, the T/R switching circuitry, and
several connectors.  I doubt if the savings in parts would be enough to
pay for the re-engineering involved when amortized over the number of
units sold.

> Unless there are licensing issues in a particular country, an SWL could buy
> a K3/10 with a sub-receiver and enjoy full diversity reception today. Just
> be careful not to transmit.

I agree.  A QRP K3 with suitable options makes a pretty cost-effective
high-performance SWL receiver just as it is.

Al N1AL



> /Rick N6XI
> 
> On 3/9/10, Dave Rickmers  wrote:
> >
> > A version minus the 12 Watt exciter would be very easy to implement,
> > would it not?  The SWL BCBDXer community is interested.  The DSP
> > synchronous detector will be a major attraction for shortwave listeners.
> >
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Grant Youngman
Couldn't agree more.  I suspect a receive only K3 is a non-starter, for a lot 
of reasons, not the least of which is waning SWBC activity (which is a real 
shame, although there is still some good stuff out there if you're willing to 
look for it).  Unless you want to just listen to some hoarse and sweaty 
preacher telling you where you're going to go after you can't go anywhere 
anymore for hours on end (and why Obama is going to send you there personally) 
unless you send him (the preacher) a whole lot of unmarked non-sequential $100 
bills in a plain brown bag -- or whatever he's collecting in the equivalent of 
Indulgences these days ;-)  Old stories never die -- they're just reinvented by 
the opportunist du jour.

Grant/NQ5T


On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

>>> 
> 
> Let Wayne work on firmware and P3's and new ham stuff.
> 
> 73, Guy.
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
>> A version minus the 12 Watt exciter would be very easy to implement,
>> would it not?  The SWL BCBDXer community is interested.  The DSP
>> synchronous detector will be a major attraction for shortwave listeners.

You have looked at the schematic and seen how much stuff is switched
back and forth for TX/RX?

"Easy to implement" until one counted in the cost of a SEPARATE
manufacturing run of mainboards, a SEPARATE manual, SEPARATE assembly
instructions for kit form, a SEPARATE firmware that understood that
there were no transmit functions, a SEPARATE silk-screening for the
case, SEPARATE code for firmware, SEPARATE maintenance, a SEPARATE
approach for the audio as the listeners are going to want high end
audio, and I doubt that is close to a complete list.

...and all that for a niche that most manufacturers have abandoned?
Why did they abandon it? Maybe because demand did not pay for
manufacturing?

You are kidding, no?

Let them buy a K3/10 and have the incentive for getting a license
sitting in front of them.

Let Wayne work on firmware and P3's and new ham stuff.

73, Guy.
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Grant Youngman
If I were looking for a little "receive only" thingie, I would buy a Perseus or 
something similar.  Or an R-390, but I realize there's the risk of spinal 
injury with something that hefty.  I have one, so I don't need another "receive 
only" thing, although back surgery is something I might consider if I ever have 
to move it from the operating table :-)

Grant/NQ5T


On Mar 9, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:

> I doubt that a receive-only K3 would cost significantly less than a K3/10.
> Unless there are licensing issues in a particular country, an SWL could buy
> a K3/10 with a sub-receiver and enjoy full diversity reception today. Just
> be careful not to transmit.
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread Rick Tavan N6XI
I doubt that a receive-only K3 would cost significantly less than a K3/10.
Unless there are licensing issues in a particular country, an SWL could buy
a K3/10 with a sub-receiver and enjoy full diversity reception today. Just
be careful not to transmit.

/Rick N6XI

On 3/9/10, Dave Rickmers  wrote:
>
> A version minus the 12 Watt exciter would be very easy to implement,
> would it not?  The SWL BCBDXer community is interested.  The DSP
> synchronous detector will be a major attraction for shortwave listeners.
>
>
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Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA
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Re: [Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

2010-03-09 Thread pd0psb

I applaude any company presenting a new receiver, but it seems to have become
a very unprofitable or uncertain market. On the other hand you might say a
receiver is a step-up platform for future hams who will choose a tranceiver
with receiver brand experience.

The last Icom "ham" receiver was the R75? The last Yaesu the FRG100? The
last Kenwood the R5000? The last Drake? It's such a pity the receiver market
declined so much. Personally I listen 95 percent of the time.

I agree it would be brave and very respectable if Elecraft would present a
serious receiver based on the company's proven technology.

The good news: AOR and (ex Lowe's/AR7030) John Thorpe will be releasing a
new HF receiver soon.
And it will be one WITH knobs :-)

73'
Paul
PD0PSB




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