[Elecraft] Noisy radios

[K8TE]

A neighbor who lives just 300 yards away purchased and now operates an
IC-7300.  When he operates 40m CW, the phase noise occurs across the entire
40m band on my K3 with the upgraded synthesizer.  You could never use an
IC-7300 for Field Day on the same band with other radios.

OTOH, we had three K3's (prior to the upgraded synthesizer on 20m
simultaneously.  We only knew the others were active if we tuned to within
20 kHz or so of them.  I was the the SSB team captain and had no problem on
20m as long as we didn't get "near" the GOTA station when it was on the same
band.  This was with the same physical distance I know face the IC-7300.  

Another IC-7300 over a mile away is very broad (20-30 kHz) when operated on
40m SSB.  I often hear splatter 40 kHz up the band!  While I tell people the
IC-7300 is a great package for the price, I also tell them not to use it
with big antennas or physically near other radios.  Fortunately, I have no
Yaesu HF rigs in active use in the neighborhood although I see their dirty
signals in many contests.

A used K3S is quite a bargain today!

73, Bill, K8TE



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