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

[Jim Brown]

On 8/4/2012 12:56 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> ....with a SIS-570 based local oscillator and direct conversion
>> >the jury is still out as to whether the phase noise/reciprocal mixing
>> >performance is sufficient for use in strong signal (receive) and high
>> >power (> 10W) transmit environments.  Unless SiS have improved their
>> >products greatly or Wayne has some magic in his implementation, I am
>> >very concerned (witness the phase noise in the XG3).
> Actually, the jury is in:)

I have a loaner KX3, and recently looked at the signal envelope 
(sidebands, for you non-techie types) and it is VERY VERY clean.  70 dB 
bandwidth was 200 Hz.

73, Jim K9YC