[Elecraft] KX3: use at <500-KHz

[Edward R. Cole]

Art,

Thanks for your report.  Tonight I connected my 600m band inverted-L 
and found I could copy am BC stations local and in Anchorage 70-mi 
away.  I also could copy the ADIS station on 380-KHz and the RGPS 
beacon 3-mi away (usually a whopping -30 dBm on the SDR-IQ).  it 
registered about S4 on the KX3.

So with a 20-dB preamp sensitivity probably can be restored on 
630m.  The final question then is whether the KX3 is capable of 
transmitting there.  I would be satisfied with 0-10 dBm as that is 
all I need to drive my 100w amp (converted NDB transmitter).

I have been received 2800 km away on 495-KHz.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 09:51 AM 7/7/2012, Art Nienhouse wrote:
>Ed
>My KX3 copies down to .540 ok but the frequency read out is not 
>accurate the s meter
>report is s3 across the broadcast band the copy is ok however.
>
>Regards
>Art
>ka9zap
>
>
>
>On 7/7/2012 3:33 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote:
>>I just tried reception on the am BC band and 500-KHz but the receiver
>>seems deaf there.  There was mention of using the suto-tuner to
>>improve reception below the BC band, but how is this
>>accomplished?  Or is this waiting for firmware to implement?  How
>>about Tx capability down there?
>>
>>


73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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