[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 201, Issue 14

[john at kk9a.com]

I have been using Top Ten band decoders for decades in many different  
environments both in the US and the Caribbean and I have never seen an  
RFI issue with it.  N3RD also offers excellent support. Unfortunately  
I am not sure if Top Ten is still in business, all products appear to  
be out of stock.

John KK9A


K7HP wrote:

Tom - I will give you some unsolicited advice-- The KRC2 was the worst  
RFI sucking piece of gear I ever owned.
I think that being hooked to the guts of the processor in the K3 was a  
killer -no amount of fiddling would calm
it down. Was "usable" at 100 watts but my 80 meter antenna runs across  
roof about 15 feet above my shack
and it would go berserk on 80 at 1500 .I ended up buying BCD to serial  
boards from UNIFIED MICROSYSTEMS
they are opitcally coupled and just take the BCD out of the K3 - They  
also sell hi side relay driver board as well -

https://www.unifiedmicro.com/decoder.html

In my case I put both boards inside the control box for my Array  
Solutions Ratpack 6 antenna switch. It has been
bullet proof . (and a hell of a lot cheaper than a KRC2 )
Mi Dos Centavos -

Hank K7HP

| 18. Looking to buy a krc2 (wa8wzg at wa8wzg.net)