[Elecraft] KX3 "Full" SDR

[Tony Estep]

On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Craig Schroeder <craigs at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> ...I'm primarily interested in DX'ing....

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Craig, if you're a DXer and you want an SDR, get a K3 and LP-Pan and set up
NaP3 on your computer. Forget the Flex radios.

I actually worked DXCC with a Flex 1500 just to prove it could be done, but
it wasn't a good experience. Neither was my time with the 3000. You'll want
to be working split a lot of the time (most of the time if you're a CW op),
and on-screen tuning with a mouse is just not up to the job. And for the
times when you do want to do that, NaP3 has all the capabilities of the
Flex. In fact, you can listen to the NaP3 SDR, use its filters, NB and NR
if you wish -- but they're not up to those in the K3. And the CW on Flex
radios is poor. The K3 is the weapon of choice for DXers all over the
world, for good reason.

73,
Tony KT0NY