[Elecraft] Need a second set of eyes... WAS: Re: Price Increase Alert for Feb 4th.

[Bill Frantz]

I like Joe's list of filters in general. But if money is tight, 
I would only get the standard 2.7 filters. Filters are easy to 
add later, and the DSP filtering is quite good unless you have 
really strong nearby stations and are trying to pick a weak 
signal out of the noise.

The kit form is a good choice for saving some money. They are 
easy to build, unless you have serious physical or visual problems.

I have the 250 Hz filters which I use to handle nearby high 
power (50+ watts) PSK signals. I also use them on CW, although 
if I am trying to pull something like VP6STI out of the noise, 
I'll narrow the DSP down to 50Hz to eliminate as much band noise 
as I can. The narrower crystal filters can help keep the pileup 
and the up cops out of the receive bandpass which avoids having 
the AGC make the DX disappear.

I, along with lots of others here, use the Yamaha CM-500 
headphones for voice modes. There are some cheaper headsets 
which have also received good reports here on the reflector.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 1/28/16 at 1:29 PM, lists at subich.com (Joe Subich, W4TV) wrote:

>FL1:  KFL3B-FM/KFL3B-FM
>FL2:  Standard/Standard (2.7 KHz)
>FL3:  KFL3A-1.8 or KFL3A-2.1/KFL3A-1.8 or KFL3A-2.1
>FL4:  KFL34A-400/KFL3A-400
>FL5:  KFL3A-200/KFL3A-200 (when available)
>
>
>On 1/28/2016 2:04 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
>>OK...  so I don't have time to complete my stack of cash for my K-Line
>>order...  I've paired it back.  Anyone interested in offering me a
>>second pair of eyes to see if I am making any glaring mistakes in
>>spec'ing out my reduced order?
...
>>*
>>Here's the Executive summary:
>>K3S/100K  Transceiver with 100 Watt amp module
>>KRX3A-K  Secondary Receiver
>>KAT3A-K  Internal Antenna tuner
>>MH-2  Hand Mic
>>SS30DV  Power Supply
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