[Elecraft] Does knowing the DXpedition has K3's change your expectations?

[John Harper]

I upgraded to the K3 from a very old, very basic rig and am unsure if other modern rigs are capable of such a narrow bandwidth that is actually useful, ie w/o ringing.

With a 50Hz bandwidth, I'm learning that spotting the last station worked by the DX is much more accurate than would be possible if I had to use say a 250Hz bandwidth. And with a K3 on the other end (the DX station) presumedly dialed to a narrow width also, he's only going to hear those who've spotted him precisely.

As I said, I'm not sure if these bandwidths are unique to the K3 but, coming from an FT840, I sure seem to be getting thru the pile-ups more easily than I use to and believe this may be the reason as it's the only thing that's changed here (although the UPS guy will be delivering a 600w amp Wednesday!).

John AE5X
http://www.ae5x.com/blog