[Elecraft] [K3] Phase Noise / CW Key Clicks

[Jim Brown]

On 9/12/2012 9:18 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
> The main real-world problem is that the K3 is a minority in the
> general ham rig population.  Maybe someday, the K3 penetration rate
> will be high enough that we can hear it in how quiet the bands are.
> Crowded but quiet between signals that is.

Yes, BUT -- considering the number of active contesters in the world 
(study the results of major contests), I'd say that Elecraft has been 
achieving pretty good penetration. If I'm not mistaken, I've seen serial 
numbers in the 7,000 range, and we know that they started at #1 and 
didn't skip any. It's also gotten to the point where experienced 
DXpeditioners would rather drag their own K3s through airports than 
accept freebies from Icom or Yaesu.

More important, it's REAL easy to see the difference between a clean rig 
and a dirty one on a P3, and every season I see a greater proportion of 
clean ones!  It's gotten to the point that, at least here on the West 
Coast, a dirty signal stands out like a sore thumb!

73, Jim K9YC