Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia?
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Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia?
 
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It's time to get a new rig. I'll be using it in Thailand - with bad
conditions (Chinese radar, pirates and not many hams in neighboring countries). >From experience, I know and love the K1 and K2. But right now I'm confused about which one to buy. The KX1 is very portable and with bad conditions, a few bands should suffice. But I also love the K3 hi. Is the K3's filters an improvement to the K2's variable one? Are machines or people building the factory assembled K3s? Has someone compared K2 and K3 side by side? Thank you! Chris Hs0zfe _______________________________________________ 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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Chris Wagner wrote:
> Is the K3's filters an improvement to the K2's variable one? Are machines or > people building the factory assembled K3s? Has someone compared K2 and K3 > side by side? Thank you! The K3's filters are much better than the K2's, in terms of IMD performance and ultimate rejection. The K3 has both an analog noise blanker and a DSP noise blanker; the combination is effective against the Chinese radar (at least as heard in California!). Note the DSP noise blanker is different from the DSP noise *reduction*, which is an entirely different function. NR reduces background noise which makes listening more comfortable, but does not remove pulse noise. The K2 has an optional analog noise blanker and an optional DSP which provides an NR function. The K3 comes with the analog noise blanker, the DSP noise blanker, and the DSP NR function. All of the above are much more easily adjustable on the fly in the K3. I have listened to the K2 and K3 side by side and the K3 is much better in many ways. Of course, it is also bigger, more expensive, and more power-hungry (which might matter if you will run it from batteries). -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ 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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Hi Vic
Just out of curiousity, have you metered the K3's current draw in receive mode? I expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and want to start planning for the battery/solar bank to run it. Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic K2VCO" <[hidden email]> To: "Chris Wagner" <[hidden email]> Cc: <[hidden email]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia? > Chris Wagner wrote: > > > Is the K3's filters an improvement to the K2's variable one? Are machines or > > people building the factory assembled K3s? Has someone compared K2 and K3 > > side by side? Thank you! > > The K3's filters are much better than the K2's, in terms of IMD > performance and ultimate rejection. > > The K3 has both an analog noise blanker and a DSP noise blanker; the > combination is effective against the Chinese radar (at least as heard in > California!). > > Note the DSP noise blanker is different from the DSP noise *reduction*, > which is an entirely different function. NR reduces background noise > which makes listening more comfortable, but does not remove pulse noise. > > The K2 has an optional analog noise blanker and an optional DSP which > provides an NR function. The K3 comes with the analog noise blanker, the > DSP noise blanker, and the DSP NR function. > > All of the above are much more easily adjustable on the fly in the K3. > > I have listened to the K2 and K3 side by side and the K3 is much better > in many ways. Of course, it is also bigger, more expensive, and more > power-hungry (which might matter if you will run it from batteries). > -- > 73, > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco > _______________________________________________ > 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 |
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Robert Tellefsen wrote:
> Hi Vic > Just out of curiousity, have you metered the > K3's current draw in receive mode? I > expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and > want to start planning for the battery/solar > bank to run it. Yes, actually, it's about 1 amp. It might be less if you don't have the 100w amp installed; it doesn't seem to matter if you turn the power down to 5 watts with the amp in place. The second RX would also increase the current drawn. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ 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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Thanks, Vic
I'll probably start my K3 with no PA, as I'm a full-time QRPer. That would help keep the drain down to some- thing manageable. Also no 2nd RX to start anyway. What would be your impression of the difficulty of removing the 100w PA to keep drain down for FD? Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic K2VCO" <[hidden email]> To: "Robert Tellefsen" <[hidden email]>; "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia? > Robert Tellefsen wrote: > > Hi Vic > > Just out of curiousity, have you metered the > > K3's current draw in receive mode? I > > expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and > > want to start planning for the battery/solar > > bank to run it. > > Yes, actually, it's about 1 amp. It might be less if you don't have the > 100w amp installed; it doesn't seem to matter if you turn the power down > to 5 watts with the amp in place. The second RX would also increase the > current drawn. > -- > 73, > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ 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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