[Elecraft] "Enhancements"

[Jim Miller]

Thank you,  First things first.  These guys are doing a great job.  I'm sure
the practical things will happen in their proper time slot.  Lets give them
a little slack.

73, Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimbrass" <jimbrass at bellsouth.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired AM mode improvements


> I'll have to go along with K3KO; I tried to opine the same thought through
> Nabble and it was never posted.  Three of the most voracious modes,
spectrum
> wise, are FM, AM, and most anything digital, in that order.  Spectrum is
and
> has been a premium for amateurs.  It may be more so in the future.  A
> relative few hams are users of the aforementioned modes.  They appear to
be
> the most frequent commenters on this reflector.  Spectrum use is one
issue.
> The other is making the K3 all things to all users.  I personally want to
> see a great CW and SSB radio.  If, with time, it can do more with other
> modes, great.  I wish the FM/AM/digital folks would remember that there
are
> two guys, one the code writer, who drive the K3 developement.  Give them a
> break and lets ease up on the esoteric.
>
> My opinion.
>
> 73, Jim, K4ZMV
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "AD6XY - Mike" <m.j.willis at rl.ac.uk>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired AM mode improvements
>
>
> >
> >
> > The blindness of the HF only operator again?
> >
> > FM is absolutely a majority mode everywhere but HF, but to have only
heard
> > 1
> > FM signal in 50 years implies not attempt to progress beyond HF.
> >
> > FM is used all the time at VHF, though not for DX. That in Europe at
least
> > includes 6m and up. There is also limited activity at 10m. The K3 is an
> > excellent transverter driver and that is the reason many of us bought
one.
> > Having FM capabilities is necessary for DXing at VHF and above. I am
sure
> > everyone aware that microwave rain scatter contacts are frequently
easier
> > to
> > complete using FM than SSB or CW because of the dispersive effects of
the
> > mode. Then there are  the FM satellites.
> >
> > AM is less used for transmission but very much used for SWL.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > K3KO wrote:
> >>
> >> Ken,
> >>
> >> In almost 50 years,  I've heard maybe 1 amateur FM station operating.
> >> Yeah, there may be a few more but it hardly constitutes a majority
mode.
> >> Are there really so many ham AM ops?
> >>
> >
> > -- 
> > View this message in context:
> >
http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Desired-AM-mode-improvements-tp16624208p16763414.html
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> >
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