[Elecraft] K3 in SS Phone - non user observation

[Lee Buller]

Concerning SS Phone.  The bands were extremely crowded which caused a whole lot of stress on the operators and rigs.  I was multi-op at W0NO this year and we used a PROIII.  I was not impressed.  Well, it worked, but the fatigue I experienced after a 4 hours stint on the extremely crowded bands was about to drive me insane.  I never have that with the K2 or an IC-765 which is a sweet sounding radio.  The PROIII seem to have a lot of artifacts that garbled much of the audio because I think that the DSP was getting hit hard.  Now, I am not a digital type of guy...but...there were times you just could not stand the "bacon frying" in the background.

Since we area at the lowest point in the cycle....a lot of people were crowded into three bands (160 was active but never got there)...with a lot of power...big antennas...and a whole lot of yelling (Hi).  I was wondering how the K3 did in the mess.  This was a good test for the K3

I haven't ordered mine yet....I am looking forward to number 3500 or so....  For now, I will stick with the K2 and the PROII...but the penny jar is getting full.

Lee - K0WA



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