[Elecraft] KX3 as a base station? Yes, because it's all relative

[Rick Stealey]

Keep in mind -142dbc is a relative number, not an absolute value.  So it doesn't matter
if it is on a 10 watt, 100 watt or legal limit transmitter it's still -142 db below the carrier
(in a 1 Hz bandwidth if I understand correctly).
And those are the kind of numbers one normally expects to see out at 10 KHz
separation and beyond, not at 2 KHz.
Wayne does it again !  Bingo !

Rick  K2XT


> I would absolutely hate to see a
> low power radio with "home station features" be used with 100/1500W
> amps and turn into a wideband noise generator like my neighbor's IC-746. 
>   I realize the requirements for spectral purity are lower for
> low power transceivers they should still be "good neighbors" when they
> are used with amplifiers in a "home station" configuration