K3

[hhoyt]

Hi all,

Yesterday's NAQP CW was not the first contest I have run, but during
that contest it occurred to me I have come to take the K3's performance
in contesting for granted.  Sure Elecraft got my money, but I have spent
a lot more on things that either fell apart quickly or worked like crap.

The receiver is superb, and I ran a bunch of Qs while squeezed into
tight little 300Hz windows between other stations with ease.  I worked
the 10 hours with zero issues including it's integration to N1MM, and on
several occasions I was amazed by how closely I could work to nearby
superstation N1LN without any splatter or clicking. I mention this
because I know that station runs several K3s as well, and there was ZERO
splatter or clicking.  Now if all manufacturers could make their
transmit spectra as clean, imagine how much more fun contesting would be...

So let me say thank you to all the people at Elecraft for making the K3
such a joy to use, so reliable and such a good value.  I'm not a fanboy,
just a satisfied owner.

Howie - WA4PSC
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[Phil Anderson]

Hey Howard; I second your comments. I too worked the NAQP contest for a
bit. I found the P3 really helpful for finding contacts quickly. I also
used the APF, audio peaking filter, in my K3 which often pulled in and
kept out adjacent signals really well. At the same time, I had my
vertical SteppIR attached to Ant 1 and the SUB-RX  in diversity and
twined with the A VFO in the K3 attached to my AUX input that had a
20-meter beverage attached to it. The noise level was reduced ( I live
near a shopping center) from S=2.5 to just below S=0 with the addition
of the Beverage and running diversity. Great equipment. If you'd like a
copy of my writeup on my single-wavelength 20 meter beverage and the 3:1
matching trifilar ferrite transformer, just drop me an email.

73, Phil, W0XI
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> Howard Hoyt <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Sunday, August 02, 2015 12:30 PM
> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday's NAQP CW was not the first contest I have run, but during
> that contest it occurred to me I have come to take the K3's
> performance in contesting for granted.  Sure Elecraft got my money,
> but I have spent a lot more on things that either fell apart quickly
> or worked like crap.
>
> The receiver is superb, and I ran a bunch of Qs while squeezed into
> tight little 300Hz windows between other stations with ease.  I worked
> the 10 hours with zero issues including it's integration to N1MM, and
> on several occasions I was amazed by how closely I could work to
> nearby superstation N1LN without any splatter or clicking. I mention
> this because I know that station runs several K3s as well, and there
> was ZERO splatter or clicking.  Now if all manufacturers could make
> their transmit spectra as clean, imagine how much more fun contesting
> would be...
>
> So let me say thank you to all the people at Elecraft for making the
> K3 such a joy to use, so reliable and such a good value.  I'm not a
> fanboy, just a satisfied owner.
>
> Howie - WA4PSC
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