Re: 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

Posted by Julian, G4ILO on Feb 01, 2010; 5:34pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/2M-with-K3-anyone-doing-it-tp4487963p4495657.html

Kjeld Holm wrote

Not exactly an answer to your question but in my oppimion you should
consider an old Icom IC-275E or IC-275H (25 or 100 W) before making your
decission. See this link http://df9ic.de/tech/trxtest/trxtest.html

That article makes a questionable assumption: "The IP3 is less important than LO and TX noise performance as there are usually only few strong and very strong signals on 144 MHz."

I live in a VHF desert and can usually hear nothing at all but when a contest is on and the portables take to the Dumfries and Galloway hills which are line of sight across the water their signals are MASSIVE. The only time I have ever seen the K3 S-meter reading "end-stop" is on 2m. I can work these guys using 2.5W to rubber duck on an FT-817 standing on the shack desk.

So I think IP3 is very important on VHF.