Interesting comments on K3, Icom and Flex 5k

[Bill W4ZV]

From perennial multiop CQ160 winner W2GD:

The other big change was replacing the ICOM xcvers with K3s equipped with the
2nd receiver and offering diversity reception.  This was probably the single
most important factor in our score increase over prior years.  The K3 is
everything it is reported to be, signals seemed to pop out of the noise.  Fully
30 percent of the EU stations worked were not audible on a slave Icom xcvr using
the phased EU beverages.  

We also tried a Flex 5000 in a 3rd RX position.  It has terrific dynamic range,
rivaling the K3, but the user interface for contesting is not quite ready for
'prime time.'

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/3830/2009-December/188528.html

The word is finally getting out!

73 & HNY!

Bill

[John_N1JM]

The slave receiver was an IC746, not a great radio to compare against :-).

HNY
John N1JM
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30 percent of the EU stations worked were not audible on a slave Icom xcvr using
the phased EU beverages.