>Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:44:12 +0000
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>From: VR2BrettGraham <
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>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 rx
>
>N6TR replied:
>
>> > Wonder if any of the K3 beta-testers have a strong out-of-band
>> > energy environment & comment on how well it deals with the
>> > sort of power the likes of close-by SW b'cast can produce?
>> >
>> > I mean really strong OOB, as in -20 dBm or louder stuff at
>> > the end of the feeder.
>>
>>When I receive on 160 with my TS850 with my inverted vee, there
>>is a 50KW AM station about 3 miles away that trashes the
>>receiver. I hear nothing bothering the K3.
>
>How much power does that carrier put across the input of the
>receiver?
>
>Instead of just one loud carrier, the situation here is like a
>half dozen or more loud carriers just OOB.
>
>I suspect there is a bit of a difference in the aggregate power
>we have to deal with here.
>
>> > How is the K3's AGC image response compared to the K2?
>> > I found that the mod for that will not suffice here, suggesting
>> > that even EU situation might be a bit pedestrian compared
>> > to what we seem to have around these parts now.
>>
>>There is simply no comparison. The AGC is probably one of the best
>>kept secrets in the K3.
>
>No phantom S-meter responses, nor noise floor changing as you
>tune across the band? That would be nice.
>
>Forgot - one more thing - can you hear RS-232 activity in the
>receiver like the K2? In situations like ARRL 28 Mc test, have
>wished for "no poll on RX" option in logging program. ;^)
>
>73, VR10BrettGraham/p.
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