[Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, Over the past two days I’ve been deluged with requests for our K3S vs. IC7300 comparison chart. This stems from a posting that mentioned the latter rig, and my subsequent offer to send out the chart, which we normally use for in-house training purposes. What’s become clear from all the

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread GaryK9GS
/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios Hi all, Over the past two days I’ve been deluged with requests for our K3S vs. IC7300 comparison chart. This stems from a posting that mentioned the latter rig, and my subsequent offer to send out the chart, which we normally use for

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Wayne Burdick
uire it. 73, Wayne N6KR > > > 73, > Gary K9GS > Original message From: Wayne Burdick > Date: 7/30/17 11:14 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. > entry-level > direct-sampling radios >

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Kevin der Kinderen
n a step further, is > the Flex series of radios in the same category as the 7300? > > > 73, > Gary K9GS > Original message From: Wayne Burdick > Date: 7/30/17 11:14 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Elecraft Reflector < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraf

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
Wayne, How much resolution is available (how many bits per sample) in the typical modern A/D converter used in an IC-7300 or Flex? 73 -- Lynn On 7/30/2017 9:14 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: The K3S, an SDR/superhet hybrid, includes narrowband protection of its A-to-D converters in the form of ro

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Wayne Burdick
as the 7300? >> >> >> 73, >> Gary K9GS >> Original message From: Wayne Burdick >> Date: 7/30/17 11:14 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Elecraft Reflector < >> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) >> vs. en

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Wayne Burdick
I believe the Flex to be 16 bits and the Icom to be 14 bits, but if anyone has data to the the contrary, feel free to post it. Even the most expensive 16-bit A-to-D converters, operating at RF sampling rates, can exhibit nonlinearity or even non-monotonicity in their lowest-order bits. The usua

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
; Subject: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios Hi all, Over the past two days I’ve been deluged with requests for our K3S vs. IC7300 comparison chart. This stems from a posting that mentioned the latter rig, and my subsequent offer to send out the char

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-30 Thread Igor Sokolov
who require it. 73, Wayne N6KR 73, Gary K9GS Original message From: Wayne Burdick Date: 7/30/17 11:14 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios Hi all, Over the past two days I’ve

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios

2017-07-31 Thread Wayne Burdick
;> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >>> >>> 73, >>> Gary K9GS >>> Original message From: Wayne Burdick >>> Date: 7/30/17 11:14 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Elecraft Reflector >>> Subject: [Elecraft] K

Re: [Elecraft] K3S (SDR/superhet hybrid) vs. entry-level direct-sampling radios [Correction]

2017-07-31 Thread Wayne Burdick
Gary, K7EMF, caught an error in my paragraph below. I had used ‘dB’ when I meant ‘dBm’ (dB relative to 1 milliwatt). Now corrected. 73, Wayne N6KR > Such over-ranging is almost unheard of in the K3S, for multiple reasons. > First, we use very strong mixers and gain stages. Second, in many case