[Elecraft] SN#1196 K3 General coverage

[Ed Gray W0SD]

I am not into listening to short wave much or AM radio but I wanted it 
for getting news/WX when traveling on a DX-pedition and for an 
occasional basket ball game I like to listen to from the home QRH on a 
distant AM station that takes my antenna farm to drag in.

If I add the AM 6 khz filter I will be up to $130 + $125 = $255 to do 
that so I am going to try and get by with the 2.8 khz since I have zero 
interest in transmitting AM.  In Australia it was a big deal to listen 
to there HF radio WX frequencies when we were mobile as it was still 
hurricane season and we put in a long day of travel to get by a 
hurricane which is a good thing to do if you have good info and a stupid 
thing to do it you are not keeping constant tabs.  In Australia you 
don't turn inland on any kind of Oil road many places.

Ed W0SD

Bill Maddock wrote:
> Ed,
> 
>    I have the shortwave board in my K3 - the 2.8 khz would definitely
> be too narrow - I run a 6 hhz and it is still pretty narrow - The FM
> 12 khz would be best for fidelity if that is what you want - I have
> noticed with the 6 khz roofer in AM the DSP goes out to 10 khz! Both my 850s have 15 khz wide roofers and 12khz IF for AM and they sound superb!
> The 6 khz is very satisfactory for listening to voice, but tight on music!
> 
>   I would love to get a second K3 and may if things look good later
> this fall!
> 
>   73 and Good Contesting!
> 
>