K3 Ordering Options

[Don Rasmussen]

I just confirmed my order with Lisa Jones - here is
what I placed on order and why. Hope I got it all
right...

1. K3/10 $1399
    Base 10 watt K3 with standard TCXO, hardware -and-
software noise blankers, all mode DSP filtering, and
KIO3 RS232 command interface. I'd stress to the K2
guys that K3 will provide all the bandwidths that you
get with the K2 without ever needing to buy any
crystals. The K3 does with DSP what the K2 does with a
crystal bank. When the crystal bank is made available
for the K3 it won't be to provide final filter width
as in the K2, it will be to reduce overload from multi
kilowatt stations (or your neighbor if he has a ham
radio).
2. KPA3 $349
    100 watt PA with Fans. This takes cool air in from
the top cover and blows it out the back as far as I
can tell. The 10w K3 needs no fans, the PA is kept
cool just like the K2 by bolting to the cover.
3. KBFP3 $99
    General Coverage option, required to listen to any
band that's more than (approximately) 500 khz from an
amateur radio band.  
4. KFL3A1.0K $120
    1.0 khz roofing filter, should be a "no effect"
option for at least a couple years when receive signal
levels are strong enough for the internal DSP
filtering to need it's help.
5. KFL3B-FM $99
    Allows FM transmit, with the possibility of also
allowing AM transmit depending upon MIC setup, etc. In
this case the DSP in the K3 alone is counted upon to
keep the transmitted signal pure.
6. KXV3 $79
    a. Allows a second receive antenna, which also
provides for an external receive device. In my case I
have a front loading washer with a nasty switching
power supply. I use an MFJ-1026 to remedy this but it
typically uses RF sensing at the main antenna. That
means the relay in the device ruins QSK in transmit.
With the KXV3, the MFJ1026 can stay in receive mode
100% of the time and I can have noise removal with
QSK.
    b. Provides for buffered output for a future
panadapter for bandscope. Thank -heavens- Elecraft
didn't choose to burdon the internal processor with
this task. I have a Softrock Lite device and a "Rocky"
program at the PC that can use this, after a small
amount of additional buffering is added to the
softrock hardware to keep the softrock internally
generated noise from being injected into the K3 IF.

All up $2145 plus delivery plus Ca. sales tax.

Such a deal!

73,
Don



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