[Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

[Ian J Maude]

Bob DeHaney wrote:
> The reviewer (Solardx, no call sign) gives a very bad transmitter (SSB)
> review.  He claims lots of splatter and ineffective speech processing as
> well as high IMD products.  I have yet to hear a K3 but no one else has
> noticed such problems?
>   
I am always suspicious of anonymous reviews.  I have no such problems 
with my K3, it works as expected.  I am still not convinced by the tx 
'punch' discussion either.  I will fully agree that the tx audio never 
sounds processed.  Personally I do not want this.  I am simply not 
convinced that the audio should sound this way.  To me, the audio should 
be clean and as free of distortion products as possible.  Just listen to 
VP6DX and you will hear what I mean.  Their audio has been superb even 
at low signal levels, always readable and simply 'out there'.  What more 
does one need?
Would the owner of that pseudonym on eHam care to share his views on 
this list?

73 Ian

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Ian J Maude, G0VGS
SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster
Member RSGB, GQRP
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