[Elecraft] Elecraft K3 versus Yaesu FT-1000D

[Hector Padron]

I owned many years ago a FT-1000D and one month was enough for me to know that it was not a good radio for contestings/dx chase,not only I suffered  the low BDR but also the high noise floor that did not let me hear weak stations from the noise,and of course when some one was close to my freq I lost the weak dx station.End of the story I sold it to buy the new FT-1000MP that was day and night compared to the 1000D.
 
AD4C 

"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3"

--- On Sun, 1/10/10, Steve Ireland <vk6vz at arach.net.au> wrote:


From: Steve Ireland <vk6vz at arach.net.au>
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 versus Yaesu FT-1000D
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 5:39 AM


G'day



It has been interested in reading the thread about a (or some) 'big gun'
contesters still preferring the classic FT-1000D over the Elecraft K3.



I used to have two FT-1000Ds (sold an FT-1000MP to buy the first one - the
FT-1000D's audio peaking filter and nicer receive audio gave it the edge).
I sold the first FT-1000D to buy a K3 and then sat the two alongside each
other in a series of contests.  I have two keen contesters nearby - one
about 1km away and the other 10km away (which is a really nasty distance on
the low-bands).



The FT-1000D's blocking dynamic range (BDR) could barely cope, but with the
K3's BDR  and the 500Hz roofing filter I could not tell if the other blokes
were on the same band unless they came within under one kilohertz of me on
CW. On the FT-1000D, I could hear them 3 or 4 KHz away and it was impossible
to operate much closer to them than 2 to 3 KHz on CW, making me miss
stations regularly.



Within six months I had sold the other FT-1000D and have never regretted it.




The FT-1000D may look and feel a million dollars in comparison to the K3
(and is a great radio), but I know which one gets the job done better at my
QTH in a contesting situation.



Vy 73



Steve, VK6VZ







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