[Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive?

[Johnny Siu]

Hello Matt,
 
Not disagree but all depends on at 'what costs'.  I also put up similar argument in the FT817 group.  Currently, I have a Chinese made PUxing PX2R H/T with size similar to VX3R.  It only costs me US$30 across the border in Shenzhen, China.  I will let it work with my forthcoming KX3.
 
TNX & 73,


Johnny VR2XMC

從︰ Matthew Pitts <daywalker_blade_2004 at yahoo.com>
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傳送日期︰ 2012年01月8日 (週日) 11:30 AM
主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive?

Johnny and the rest,

It has been said by numerous people on the FT-817 Yahoo Group on this subject (extended receive), they will do without the extra item in certain instances because carrying a second (or third) transceiver is not what they want to do. Having said that, I respect the designers enough to not argue about a design decision like this; if Wayne thought it could safely be done without compromising the quality of the received signals in the 2 meter band, he would have done it.

Matthew Pitts
N8OHU




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> From: Johnny Siu <vr2xmc at yahoo.com.hk>
>To: Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>; "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
>Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:23 PM
>Subject: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive?
> 
>Agree.  A small low price Chinese made H/T will simply fulfill the purpose.
>
>
>TNX & 73,
>
>
>Johnny VR2XMC
>
>從︰ Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net>
>收件人︰ elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
>傳送日期︰ 2012年01月8日 (週日) 11:13 AM
>主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] KX3-2M extended receive?
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>> If it's already capable of receiving VHF through 148 MHz, but doesn't make
>> that extra stretch to 155 or 162 (WX), I'll be disappointed, because for
>> adding just a little more coverage, this rig could fulfill a VHF scanner
>> role (and much municipal VHF stuff is between 148-162 MHz).
>
>The real value of two-meter band coverage is to provide a *all-mode* VHF
>capability for the KX3.  Outside 144 to 148 MHz, all-mode capability is
>pure waste, since almost everything outside that is FM mode, including all
>MARS operation that I've ever been aware of.
>
>Considering the give-away pricing on very small VHF FM HTs like the Yaesu
>VX-3R, that's what should be carried along with a KX3 station.  Such HTs
>are fine general-purpose wide-range FM scanners, and even provide VHF-AM
>and UHF-AM aviation band coverage.  It would be foolish to tie up the KX3
>just for monitoring of weather and public service frequencies.  Such is
>certainly an unnecessary design goal for the two-meter transverter option
>which would fall very short of the out-of-band capability provided by a
>cheap well-designed HT.  In addition, it is often very convenient and
>sometimes necessary to cover two-meter FM and HF bands simultaneously.
>
>The only extended two-meter coverage that *might* be worthwhile is enough
>to cover MARS operation above and below the two-meter band.
>
>Mike / KK5F
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