[Elecraft] Why is KX3 phase noise so much less than the K3 ?

[dave]

Why does the ARRL lab test show the KX3 TX phase noise as about -124 
dBc/Hz (Fig 5 of their report) and Sherwood show this as -144 dBc/Hz, 
both at 10 kHz spacing? That is a huge difference.

The ARRL report shows that the KX3 never goes below about -135 dBc/Hz, 
even 1 MHz away.

Is there an update to the ARRL lab test? Did the ARRL miss this one?

FWIW, ARRL shows the K3 at about -142 and the FTdx5000 at -135, at 10 
kHz spacing.

73 de dave
ab9ca/4



On 4/2/14 7:40 AM, Larry Lopez wrote:
> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
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> The LO Noise (dBc/Hz):
>
> 144 KX3
> 138 K3
> 130 R390A
> 121 FT-1000D
> 117 ICOM 720A
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> I'm wondering why the KX3 Lo noise is so much better than the K3.
> The R390A value strange since the first local oscillator is a quartz
> crystal.
>
> I've owned a Icom 720A and own a FT-1000D.
> Ive never owned a K3, KX3 or a R390A.
>
> Larry
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