[Elecraft] K3 - KRX3

[d.cutter at ntlworld.com]

Bill

I am very keen to try low band diversity reception, but I am not blessed with acreage for Beverages.  Is it practical to use, say a couple of tuned loops oriented in different directions (or planes) with modest separation, ie<<wavelength?
David
G3UNA

> 
> From: Bill W4ZV <btippett at alum.mit.edu>

> Having used my KRX3 on 160 since QRN levels have dropped, I would not want
> to be without it.  I distinctly recall several QSOs in the Stew Perry Warmup
> this weekend where diversity saved repeats due to QSB.  I remember one QSO
> where the DX signal shifted from left to right in my headset as he was
> sending the exchange.  If I had been listening on either antenna alone, I
> would not have copied it without asking for a repeat due to the rapid QSB. 
> And I have no idea how many more QSOs I made due to hearing people calling
> from different directions than my primary Beverage.
> 
> The KH6LC crew reported good results by transmitting on an omnidirectional
> vertical and listening toward JA and USA simultaneously on Beverages using
> the K3 in diversity.  There is *NO* other radio on the market today that can
> do this as well as the K3...not the IC-7800 and not Orion.
> 
> 73,  Bill  W4ZV
> 
> 

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