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Tony Estep

mush in the ear of the beholder

I subscribe to a group dedicated to the other "gold standard" DX
radio. Here is a paraphrase of a query that was sent to that group
from a DX station after the CQWW. The station had radio X at the main
position, and a K3 at the multiplier position:

...all the operators complained about the signals in heavy pile-ups on
CW on the low bands. It was very difficult to distinguish the
different signals.
They told me that it was easier to work the pileups with the K3....

I'm sure this won't change anybody's mind about anything, but....I'm just sayin'

73, Tony KT0NY

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Guy, K2AV

Re: mush in the ear of the beholder

Easier to read because the K3 does not add an extra layer of obscuring mush
from intermodulation products, as does, for instance, my FT1000MP. BUT it
now makes it possible to hear previously unknown unavoidable effects of
many signals right at the noise. Sometimes things are more peaceful if you
don't know much :>)

73, Guy.

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Tony Estep <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I subscribe to a group dedicated to the other "gold standard" DX
> radio. Here is a paraphrase of a query that was sent to that group
> from a DX station after the CQWW. The station had radio X at the main
> position, and a K3 at the multiplier position:
>
> ...all the operators complained about the signals in heavy pile-ups on
> CW on the low bands. It was very difficult to distinguish the
> different signals.
> They told me that it was easier to work the pileups with the K3....
>
> I'm sure this won't change anybody's mind about anything, but....I'm just
> sayin'
>
> 73, Tony KT0NY
>
>
>
>
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Keith Heimbold

Re: mush in the ear of the beholder

I am new to the K3 (about two weeks now) and it is such a sensitive and selective rig compared to my FT950 that I am constantly adjusting volume because DX comes in at levels I would not hear with the 950 especially since i can adjust NB and DSP so much more effectively, and then I get blasted when someone comes in with +20 signal. I don't have the preamp on either in most cases.

Guess I just need to be quicker on the volume dial. I will take it though since now I can actually hear those once non-intelligible signals. Nice problem to have.

Keith

Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos

On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:37 PM, "Guy Olinger K2AV" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Easier to read because the K3 does not add an extra layer of obscuring mush
> from intermodulation products, as does, for instance, my FT1000MP. BUT it
> now makes it possible to hear previously unknown unavoidable effects of
> many signals right at the noise. Sometimes things are more peaceful if you
> don't know much :>)
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Tony Estep <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> I subscribe to a group dedicated to the other "gold standard" DX
>> radio. Here is a paraphrase of a query that was sent to that group
>> from a DX station after the CQWW. The station had radio X at the main
>> position, and a K3 at the multiplier position:
>>
>> ...all the operators complained about the signals in heavy pile-ups on
>> CW on the low bands. It was very difficult to distinguish the
>> different signals.
>> They told me that it was easier to work the pileups with the K3....
>>
>> I'm sure this won't change anybody's mind about anything, but....I'm just
>> sayin'
>>
>> 73, Tony KT0NY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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