[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.

[Kurt]

The concept of KR3 receiver makes excellent sense. The ability to have true 
diversity receiving in one box has long been sought. I have been a swl for 
over 40 years and have far more receivers than transceivers and often run 
multiple receivers. Most of my listening outside of the ham bands is utility 
listening and often have two receivers, with different antennas,  tuned to 
the same frequency to improve copy. Granted this leaves something to be 
desired but it does help. Until I got my K3 this was the only option for me 
at least. The cost of a fully loaded KR3 would about $2500.00 in kit form 
and would be well worth it to me.  There many groups of serious  SWL's who 
would be interested in such a receiver.

Kurt   KU7RT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: <alan at elecraft.com>
Cc: "Alan Bloom" <n1al at sonic.net>; <Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com>; 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] KR3 SW Receiver.


>  I doubt there would be savings in removing the 10W PA, but it could be
> disabled by either running in TX TEST all the time, or by putting a
> jumper on the ACC TX INH line and setting the correct state in the menu.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/17/2011 4:14 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
>> It would be a pretty expensive shortwave receiver:
>>
>> K3/10  $1500
>> KBPF3   $140
>>         -----
>>         $1640
>>
>> You'd save some by eliminating the 10W PA but have to add some for the
>> 8-pole 6 kHz or 13 Khz filter to replace the stock 5-pole 2.7 kHz
>> filter.  Would people be willing to spend well over $1500 for the best
>> SWL receiver on the market?
>>
>>          Al N1AL
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 21:51 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>> I think you just described the K3/10 with no key or mic plugged in :)
>>>
>>> Seriously, we'd love to do this, but we don't have any SWL receivers
>>> in the works. I suppose we could offer a K3/0, i.e. with the 10-W amp
>>> module removed and transmit disabled in firmware. Would there be any
>>> interest in that?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>>
>>> On Mar 16, 2011, at 8:19 PM, wa9fvp wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if Elecraft is consifering a stand alone Short wave
>>>> receiver? It would have the same outstanding "specs", roofing
>>>> filters and DSP that the K3 has but without the transmit section.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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