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VE3WDM

CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

Good evening to the group, I was not able to participate last weekend in the CQ WPX CW contest but I was wondering from those of you who did and had the new KSYN3A synthesizer board in your K3's.......how was the performance ? What did you notice compared to the old synthesizer board?
Mike Weir
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'DGB'

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

I did participate, part time, but weathered thru about 1000 q's.
Received both boards and installed about 3 hours before the contest.

I was amazed how close qrm could be to a weak signal and not affect it
at all. Noticeable difference from the old boards indeed! Plus the rig
seems quieter as well, again great for the weaker signals. A long as the
qrm wasn't on the exact same frequency, I was able to filter them out
to hear the signal of interest!

Nice having a qrm-less rig! Don't have any idea how it would do on ssb.
I won't find out either, being primarily a cw and digital operator!

Highly recommended up-grade! Thanks Elecraft!

73 Dwight NS9I

On 6/3/2015 6:17 PM, Mike Weir wrote:

> Good evening to the group, I was not able to participate last weekend in the CQ WPX CW contest but I was wondering from those of you who did and had the new KSYN3A synthesizer board in your K3's.......how was the performance ? What did you notice compared to the old synthesizer board?
> Mike Weir
> VE3WDM
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Chester Alderman

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

I agree with Dwight's description of the new synthesizers in the K3. I also
did a few hours in the WPX contest, where the QRM can get bad, but this
time, no one could sneak up close to me to take over the QRG and I was able
to log a little over 1000 QSO's. Loud signals certainly were less of a
problem than before. I have also tested the high speed full QSK (up to 90
wpm) and it is working so much better.
As Dwight says " Highly recommended up-grade! Thanks Elecraft!".

73,
Tom - W4BQF

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I did participate, part time, but weathered thru about 1000 q's.
Received both boards and installed about 3 hours before the contest.

I was amazed how close qrm could be to a weak signal and not affect it at
all. Noticeable difference from the old boards indeed! Plus the rig seems
quieter as well, again great for the weaker signals. A long as the qrm
wasn't on the exact same frequency, I was able to filter them out to hear
the signal of interest!

Nice having a qrm-less rig! Don't have any idea how it would do on ssb.
I won't find out either, being primarily a cw and digital operator!

Highly recommended up-grade! Thanks Elecraft!

73 Dwight NS9I

On 6/3/2015 6:17 PM, Mike Weir wrote:
> Good evening to the group, I was not able to participate last weekend in
the CQ WPX CW contest but I was wondering from those of you who did and had
the new KSYN3A synthesizer board in your K3's.......how was the performance
? What did you notice compared to the old synthesizer board?

> Mike Weir
> VE3WDM
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Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

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I was on only sporadically, wedding to attend on Sat and most of Sun was
at granddaughter's softball tournament. It is however probably the best
workout I've given the new synthesizer, and the improvements in QSK and
CW stability are remarkable and obvious. I rarely noticed any phase
noise with the old board, I didn't notice any with the new one. Phase
noise on receive is not really my problem however, Casey's [neighbor]
plasma TV is. Fortunately, he's had lots of problems with it, came over
to see our Panasonic LCD, and is about to trash the plasma. :-) The CW
was just super clean at 30-35 WPM which is about the max I use in
contests [except when working D4C].

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org

On 6/3/2015 4:17 PM, Mike Weir wrote:
> Good evening to the group, I was not able to participate last weekend
> in the CQ WPX CW contest but I was wondering from those of you who
> did and had the new KSYN3A synthesizer board in your K3's.......how
> was the performance ? What did you notice compared to the old
> synthesizer board? Mike Weir VE3WDM
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Vic Rosenthal

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

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You really need to do an a/b comparison, which of course I didn't do. I
also just added a set of 5-pole 200 Hz filters. But subjectively my K3
felt more comfortable than ever among the big 1-hop signals from EU that
I experience. I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals.

For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there as in
the past. That's progress.

73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 4 Jun 2015 02:17, Mike Weir wrote:
> Good evening to the group, I was not able to participate last weekend
> in the CQ WPX CW contest but I was wondering from those of you who
> did and had the new KSYN3A synthesizer board in your K3's.......how
> was the performance ? What did you notice compared to the old
> synthesizer board? Mike Weir VE3WDM
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Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO <[hidden email]> wrote:

> ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals.
>
> For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there as in the past. That's progress.

"They're using K3s," I quipped, clearly guilty of brazen self-promotion.

Wayne
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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling K3s
but K3Ss :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals.
>>
>> For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there as in the past. That's progress.
> "They're using K3s," I quipped, clearly guilty of brazen self-promotion.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR

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alsopb

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

Phil,
You mean the new "S line" OOPS that's already taken. It would have
to the the KS line.

73 de Brian/K3KO

On 6/4/2015 23:26 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:

> Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling K3s but K3Ss :-)
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals.
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there
>>> as in the past. That's progress.
>> "They're using K3s," I quipped, clearly guilty of brazen self-promotion.
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>
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Gary Gregory-2

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

I wish you guys would stop crowing about it. My k3 is in hospital
undergoing open heart surgery as we speak so i cannot play radio.
Wayne really should go back to work.

:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT
On 05/06/2015 10:56 AM, "brian" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Phil,
> You mean the new "S line" OOPS that's already taken. It would have to
> the the KS line.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
> On 6/4/2015 23:26 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>
>> Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling K3s but K3Ss :-)
>>
>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>
>> On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>
>>> Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals.
>>>>
>>>> For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there as
>>>> in the past. That's progress.
>>>>
>>> "They're using K3s," I quipped, clearly guilty of brazen self-promotion.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>>
>>
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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

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My view is that the K3S is part of the K-Line,
Brian -- an evolved K3.

Phil W7OX

On 6/4/15 5:55 PM, brian wrote:

> Phil,
> You mean the new "S line" OOPS that's already
> taken. It would have to the the KS line.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
> On 6/4/2015 23:26 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>> Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling
>> K3s but K3Ss :-)
>>
>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>
>> On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>> Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
>>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ...I found myself working closer than ever to
>>>> strong signals.
>>>>
>>>> For what it's worth, there also weren't as
>>>> many clickers out there as in the past.
>>>> That's progress.
>>> "They're using K3s," I quipped, clearly guilty
>>> of brazen self-promotion.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR