[Elecraft] K3 to IC-7800 Comparison?

[Wes (N7WS)]

I'd like a comparison with the IC-7851.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sVpoPJKgo8

On 9/12/2015 2:31 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sat,9/12/2015 2:12 PM, Skip Cameron wrote:
>> If anyone has done a K3 to IC-7800 comparison, please reply direct to me
>> with your assessment.
>
> I've never seen a 7800, so no experience. However, ARRL and Rob Sherwood have. 
> Rob's data is on his webpage. It concentrates on receiver performance. I've 
> gathered ARRL Lab test data for a selected bunch of modern rigs and published 
> it in a form making it easier to compare the rigs as TRANSMITTERS.  My report 
> is at http://k9yc.com/TXNoise.pdf
>
> The original K3 is MUCH cleaner on CW than the 7800. Also, the original K3 has 
> about 15 dB less phase noise than the 7800, which matters a lot on Field Day 
> and at a multi-TX contest station. The new synth board reduces both TX and RX 
> phase noise quite a bit (I've heard numbers in the range of 10 dB).
>
> I haven't seen ARRL Lab tests of the new K3S or a K3 with the new synth board, 
> but I suspect both will turn out to be at the head of the pack for TX 
> cleanliness. Yes, I know about Pure Signal -- NR0V is my neighbor.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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