[Elecraft] K3: General Coverage Receive Filter

[Mark Volstad]

The Drake and JRC models I mentioned are not amateur transceivers; they are
highly-regarded shortwave receivers. Like many others, I became a ham only after
developing a strong interest in shortwave and AM broadcast band DXing during my teens.
You know -- all those frequencies between 0.5 KHz and 30 MHz that are outside the amateur bands.  ;-)
Adding the GC option to the K3 has allowed me to once again fully enjoy that hobby
after these many years. If you'd like to learn more,  check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening
 
Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM <k6iam at dseven.org>
Date: Monday, July 28, 2008 14:57
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: General Coverage Receive Filter
To: Mark Volstad <mvolstad at insightbb.com>
Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net

> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Can you be more specific? What function of the Drake or JRC 
> could you
> not replace without the general coverage receiver option ?
> 
>      ~Iain
> 
> 
> Mark Volstad wrote on 07/28/08 11:38:
> > In my case the motivation was simple: I wanted to save the 
> $1000+ it would otherwise
> > have cost me to purchase a second-hand Drake R8B or JRC NRD-545!
> > 
> > Now if only we could get the synchronous AM detection upgrade, 
> I'd be happier than
> > a pig in poop. (Nudge, nudge...)
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> >  ============================================
> >  I'd been meaning to ask for a while; what is the 
> motivation for those
> > of you who have ordered the general coverage receiver option? 
> i.e. what
> > makes it worth the extra $129 ??
> > 
> >      ~Iain
> >  
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