[Elecraft] K3 SO2R Question

[Jim Harris]

Tony,

Thank you for the link.  Those are not the exact words I remember but they contribute to my understanding.  I received my K3 in early September 2009 and it has the mod.

CU in the Colorado QSO Party Sept 4th, 2010.

73,  Jim, W0EM




> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:33:34 -0500
> From: jafegan at rogers.com
> To: w0em at q.com
> CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SO2R Question
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> 	I think this is the thread you are looking for:
>  
> http://n2.nabble.com/KRX3-Overload-Protection-on-160M-td3814157.html#a3814157 
> 
> 
> 	Hope this helps.
> 73
> 																Tony Fegan VE3QF
> 
> 
> Jim Harris wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > 
> > I'm currently selling an off-shore rig with the hopes of acquiring a
> > second K3 for SO2R, primarily for RTTY contesting.  I believe I've
> > seen somewhere in the not to distant past that is was said the K3
> > receive front end can withstand 1-2 watts without damage.  I've spent
> > the last hour reviewing the email archive and can find no reference
> > to that.  Can anyone confirm or deny my remembrance?  (Or, is it all
> > just wishful thinking?)  Is there anyone on the reflector that is
> > operating a K3 SO2R station without the thousand or so dollars of
> > band pass filters needed to protect the radio's front end?
> > 
> > Second part of the question is.....if possible to not damage the
> > front end, what is the possibility of desensing or causing blocking
> > or noise that would interfere with reception on one receiver when
> > transmitting on the other radio.  I'm sure that is highly dependent
> > on band(s) and separation of frequencies within the band.  I'll fully
> > aware of the K3's ability to completely block signals a few kilohertz
> > away but when RTTY contesting I do seem to notice there may be some
> > desensing or AGC action from these signals even though they are not
> > heard or processed by MMTTY.
> > 
> > Comments very much appreciated.
> > 
> > CU in the Colorado QSO Party Sept 4th, 2010.
> > 
> > 73,  Jim, W0EM
> > 
> > 
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