[Elecraft] [Moon-net] Elecraft K3 Presets/Settings for JT65B / EME

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Hallo Udo,

The K3 is a GREAT rig for JT65, because it needs no external interface.  It is the 
best radio I have ever used for JT65 because of the very flat passband - I can easily 
see callers plus and minus 1000 Hz.

I have tried the Data Mode, but usually use the USB position because I like the wide 
passband on receive better.  I use the widest receive filter settings possible (to 
avoid introducing attenuation on the weak signals) and let JT65 do the filtering at 
audio levels.  I don't use any equalization at all on XMIT, and keep my compression 
and mic ALC settings exactly as when I am on SSB.  I realize this is different from 
PSK31 users, but JT65 is very different from PSK31.  Other details on how I set up 
the radio and software for JT65 EME are here:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/JT65.pdf

I use my K3 on EME DXpeditions, and am leaving next week for 5W on a 6m EME DXpedition:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Samoa2011.htm

I hope there will be some new K3 users who will at least listen for me on 6m JT65A 
mode at the end of this month during their moonset!  GL and VY 73, Lance

On 8/10/2011 10:43 PM, Udo Langenohl - DK5YA wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was running my good old FT1000MP for 15 years as IF for my
> transverters. Now I've bought a K3 last week with several options. This
> nice little piece is going to be my new rig for VHF/UHF/SHF and the
> FT1000MP will retire (if the K3 will satisfy me needs...I guess it
> will). Of course I will still use my DB6NT TVTR's.
>
> I wonder who's running a K3 with transverters for WSJT/JT65B. Since this
> little box is full of different settings for mic gain, mic EQ's, filters
> and passband etc. I'd like to know your personal adjustments and presets
> for perfect RX/TX in JT65B.
>
> Anyone using Line In/Line Out and the rig in Data Mode A directly to the
> soundcard instead of a seperat interface for FSK441/JT65B? Will it work?
>
> 73 Udo, DK5YA
>
> P.S.: Please accept my apologize, perhaps all these questions poped up
> before. I was trying hard to scan the whole mail reflector but didn't
> find sufficient answers yet.


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