[Elecraft] K4 Noise Blanking & Sensitivity - Again

[John Stengrevics]

Hi Wayne,

I think you answered someone else’s question!?

John
WA1EAZ

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> On May 29, 2019, at 11:47 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
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> Yes. Historically a significant percentage of our K2 and K3 buyers chose the QRP model. In some cases operators use the radio as an IF for transverters, etc.
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> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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>> On May 29, 2019, at 4:15 AM, John Stengrevics <jstengrevics at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Hi Wayne & Eric,
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>> I’ve asked this question twice already with no answer.  Perhaps it’s the way I phrased it.  So, let me ask it a different way:
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>> 1.  Noise Blanking:  On the website, under K4 FAQ - Performance Differences, it says "In a direct-sampling radio like the K4, the DSP can “see” a wider bandwidth in its signal chain, allowing it to provide higher-performance noise reduction, noise blanking…”  Can you quantify the improvement of the K4 over the K3S regarding noise reduction and noise blanking?
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>> 2.  Sensitivity:  Rob Sherwood’s transceiver test data shows the following sensitivity for the K3S (in microvolts):
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>> 0.27
>> 0.20b <http://www.sherweng.com/table.html#key>
>> 0.0810 <http://www.sherweng.com/table.html#key>
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>> b  Built-in preamp actuated
>> 10   10 meter data, preamp ON
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>> How does the K4 compare with the K3S on this measure of sensitivity?  
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>> Thanks in advance.
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>> John
>> WA1EAZ
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