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Dave,
Respectfully, IMO you are making a big mistake and over-estimating your perceived difficulty with the KRX3 installation. I put mine in in under 3 hours with no complications at all. Front panel does not need to be disassembled.... just removed and reinstalled. It was not hard. Actually, the most challenging aspect is routing the coaxial jumpers and even that is no big deal. The effect of the second receiver added to the K3 is simply outstanding and worth any time that you must dedicate to it. It is like nothing else I have used in 30+ years of dx'ing. I'd rethink the decision and not buy into the overstated opinions of a few here on the reflector. The KRX3 turns the K3 into an entirely different transceiver. Give it a shot, Dave! 73 de N1LQ-Dave _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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> "I originally planned to wait and see how other installations played out
> especially after reading that the front panel had to be removed and messed > with in order to do the KRX3 installation. That's the last thing I wanted > to do." Removal and re-installation of the front panel assembly is quite easy if the instructions are followed. That said, due-diligence rests with the builder/purchaser. If there's any doubt about the kit's degree of difficulty, the answer is only one phone call or e-mail message away. I would argue that if there's concern and fretting over a retrofit, then a K3 in kit form is not in the best interest of the prospective purchaser. Paul, W9AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Bill
I am very keen to try low band diversity reception, but I am not blessed with acreage for Beverages. Is it practical to use, say a couple of tuned loops oriented in different directions (or planes) with modest separation, ie<<wavelength? David G3UNA > > From: Bill W4ZV <[hidden email]> > Having used my KRX3 on 160 since QRN levels have dropped, I would not want > to be without it. I distinctly recall several QSOs in the Stew Perry Warmup > this weekend where diversity saved repeats due to QSB. I remember one QSO > where the DX signal shifted from left to right in my headset as he was > sending the exchange. If I had been listening on either antenna alone, I > would not have copied it without asking for a repeat due to the rapid QSB. > And I have no idea how many more QSOs I made due to hearing people calling > from different directions than my primary Beverage. > > The KH6LC crew reported good results by transmitting on an omnidirectional > vertical and listening toward JA and USA simultaneously on Beverages using > the K3 in diversity. There is *NO* other radio on the market today that can > do this as well as the K3...not the IC-7800 and not Orion. > > 73, Bill W4ZV > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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<quote author="David Cutter"> I am very keen to try low band diversity reception, but I am not blessed with acreage for Beverages. Is it practical to use, say a couple of tuned loops oriented in different directions (or planes) with modest separation, ie<<wavelength? </quote> Yes, you can. Also, if you have a transmit antenna, try using that along with one of your receiving loops. 73, Barry N1EU |
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<quote author="Barry N1EU"> I agree. You could run one loop to RX ANT (for the Main RX) and the other loop to AUX RF (for the Sub RX), if you wanted to listen in multiple directions simultaneously. This would allow you to choose either your TX antenna or the RX ANT loop #1 for the Main RX and AUX RF loop #2 for the Sub RX. Alternatively you could run both loops to AUX RF using an external switch. What you need for best diversity reception is two "diverse" antennas...either different directions (e.g. your 2 loops) or different polarizations (e.g. a vertical and a dipole). With proper switching you can even do both. 73, Bill |
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It is announced that the upcoming DXpedition to KP5, Descheo Island, plans to use 60meter band. This is a mistaken use of this band because 1. it was justified to FCC to be awarded to ham radio as an EMERGENCY BAND, not a DX band. 2. it wil obviously be overloaded in the extreme, having nearly 24 hr openings to the States, leading to sigs out of the sliver bands as ops desperately try to be "a little off freq" to get the DX's attention. 3. It gives casual ops another reason to condemn DXpeditions because, in this case, the whole band is likely to be occupied with KP5. This is the biggest zoo of all time waiting to happen. It is no accident that ARRL currently sez it will not credit award contacts on this band. I hope more responsible minds will see the error of this way and retract that use. 73, Charles Harpole [hidden email] _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:59:09 +0000, you wrote:
Right you are Charles. The ridiculous use of that band for a DXpedition could very likely cause USA amateurs to lose the use of it. It took much negation with the military and other users of that band to convince them we wouldn't interfere with them. They very well may now say, "We told you so!", and ask the FCC to revoke our privileges on that band. N5GE > >It is announced that the upcoming > >DXpedition to KP5, Descheo Island, > >plans to use 60meter band. This is a > >mistaken use of this band because > >1. it was justified to FCC to be awarded to ham > >radio as an EMERGENCY BAND, not a > >DX band. > >2. it wil obviously be overloaded in the > >extreme, having nearly 24 hr openings > >to the States, leading to sigs out of > >the sliver bands as ops desperately try > >to be "a little off freq" to get the DX's > >attention. > >3. It gives casual ops another reason to > >condemn DXpeditions because, in this case, > >the whole band is likely to be occupied with > >KP5. > >This is the biggest zoo of all time waiting to happen. > >It is no accident that ARRL currently sez it > >will not credit award contacts on this band. > >I hope more responsible minds will see the > >error of this way and retract that use. > >73, > > > > >Charles Harpole > >[hidden email] > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Post to: [hidden email] >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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