[Elecraft] K144XV

[Ed K1EP]

At 2/7/2010 08:50 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:


> > Why are we adding the price of the FM filter to the K144XV?  There are
> > SSB and CW modes on 2 meters.
>
>Perhaps not everyone is aware of this :-)
>
>Or perhaps there is just some general misunderstanding of when the 
>2M option on the k3 makes perfectly good sense, and when a bit of 
>multi-band plastic with a ducky,  belt clip and other fol-de-rol 
>makes a lot more sense ...
>
>
> >
> > Since most 2 meter FM is repeater work, I don't think diversity mode is
> > a benefit, so why even consider 2 FM filters.
>
>I can't imagine why diversity on FM would seem the least bit logical.

Some repeaters use voting receivers to overcome holes in antenna 
patterns.  And with voting receivers, they don't mix the signals, 
they select the best one.  Not really diversity and it is not 
something that is of much use at the typical user end.