[Elecraft] The Big Three...

[Clay Autery]

Thanks for the response...  As I am not a "contesting expert", I have no 
opinion on the topic that I wish to put forward publicly.
I am actually "afraid" to get too enamored with contesting as my DNA has 
a tendency to drive me to extremes in anything I develop a passion for....

.... which is pretty much everything I put my hand to.  And I'm pretty 
fond of talking to and sleeping with my XYL...  <big grin>


73,

______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389

On 03/30/20 00:34, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> Hi Clay,
>
> This thread is a discussion about the relative performance of 
> top-of-the-line
> modern transceivers in the most demanding situations faced by serious SSB
> contest competitors.  The vast majority of transceiver users have no 
> concerns
> about the performance of their transceiver under these conditions.
>
> We're discussing the most demanding situations affecting transceiver
> performance: weak -- often distorted -- SSB signals surrounded by
> much stronger adjacent channel QRM.  For much of the time on
> 20 and especially 40 meters the adjacent much stronger signals overlap
> well into the receiver bandwidth.   Typical spacing between SSB signals
> is only 1.5 kHz, if you're lucky its 2.0 kHz and only rarely 2.5 kHz 
> or more.
> This situation is rather unimportant for the casual contester, but its a
> game changer at the upper levels of serious SSB contest competition.
>
> For transmitted SSB signals we're concerned about situations where our
> transmitted signal is relatively weak and surrounded by much stronger
> adjacent channel QRM. The adjacent signals usually overlap well into the
> transmitted signal bandwidth and the other operator's receiver has
> much lower performance that our top-of-the-line radio.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"Clay Autery" <KY5G at montac.com>
> *To: *elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> *Sent: *Monday, March 30, 2020 5:20:31 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Elecraft] The Big Three...
>
> What is this "better" SSB performance of which you speak.
>
> I am primarily a voice guy....  And I am constantly complimented on the
> quality of my transmissions.
>
> How are defining "better" SSB performance?
>
> 73,
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> (318) 518-1389
>
> On 03/29/20 11:32, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> > This is by far not an unbiased survey. Teams that travel on airplanes to
> > get to WRTC will be strongly biased toward light weight radios such as
> > the K3. Operators who do not travel by a irplane will be biased towards
> > radios with much better SSB performance.
> >
> >
> > 73
> > Frank
> > W3LPL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "K9FD" <merv.k9fd at gmail.com>
> > To: "Paul Gacek" <w6png at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 4:26:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The Big Three...
> >
> > I agree Paul, and my comment was to play the stats in jest.
> >
> > when the glass is half full you can see it from both sides,
> >
> > I did that to stir the Elecraft kool aide crew.
> >
> > Having contested many many years in my past life, I dont own
> > 3 - K3 radios because they are losers, and nope I am not in the
> > class of any one who qualifies for WRTC. not even close,
> > and at 75 I am not progressing any longer, I am on the slipping
> > side of downhill.
> >
> > 73 Merv K9FD
> >
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