Re: VP6DX -- the true story ?

[Mike Kasrich]

Yes Ive received the same information from a friend of ine in the BCC.

Mike/aj9c

---- Mario Lorenz <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> besides the "official" report as quoted on the web,
> on the BCC mailing list, reports from members of the VP6DX
> expedition were slightly less stellar.
>
> While confirming superior receiver sensitivity, problems reported
> were with pileup CW reception & AGC,  in T/R switching,
> and internal noise of S9+20 that went away after powercycling
> the K3 ???
>
> Since I've just ordered my K3, I'd like to hear whether this has
> been confirmed, and hopefully fixed...
>
> Mario
>
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[dj7mgq]

Hi,

I've also seen the comments on the BCC (Bavarian Contest Club)  
reflector as well as off list, and it sounded to me like at least a  
couple of the problems (T/R switching, internal noise) only affected  
single K3s. It would be very interesting to know more about the power  
supply situation on the island, which band the K3s was being used one,  
was RF getting into places it shouldn't, etc. At any rate never seen  
this on my K3, but then again it hasn't been stressed like the K3s on  
VP6D.

Off reflector, I was told that they never changed the default values  
for the AGC, so this may be (have been) a real problem or just a  
question of taste. I wonder if the AGC mod for close in strong signals  
was done to the VP6DX K3s before they were delivered. I would assume  
so...

vy 73 de toby
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