[Elecraft] K3s - 80W on 160 - Resolved

Nr4c nr4c at widomaker.com
Thu Dec 22 16:42:34 EST 2016


Check with Jim Brown K9YC. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Dec 22, 2016, at 4:10 PM, K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
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>> On 12/22/2016 11:40, Jim Brown wrote:
>> IMD also affects CW. What we call CW is not "continuous wave," it is a continuous wave that is 100% modulated by a rectangular wave. That rectangular wave is rich in harmonics, and excites IMD. We hear it as clicks. 
> It would be interesting to see how much IMD it takes to significantly increase key clicks of a "clean" keyed CW signal, like that of the K3.  I'd expect the effect to be small, compared to that on an SSB signal for the same level of IMD, but I could be wrong.  I suppose a simple test would be to have a local friend with a P3 watch the signal as I turned down the supply voltage on my K3.  Has anyone tried anything like that?
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> 73,
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> Scott  K9MA
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