[Elecraft] Giving Up

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Wed Jun 9 04:19:55 EDT 2021


On 6/9/2021 12:01 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> As for comparing the K4 to the K3, despite the K3's "superior" numbers in
> the Sherwood table, the K4 SOUNDS so much better than any K3.  The K4 audio
> is just SO CLEAN compared to the K3, which makes a big difference when a
> pileup calls.  That quality is not captured by any subjective measurement.
> The narrow DSP filters (down to 50 Hz) also seem to work so much better in
> the K4 than the narrow 250 or 200 Hz crystal filters in the K3 -- no
> ringing.

Note that Bob, like K6XX, is a serious engineer (retired from IBM) and 
TOP CW contester. Both are friends. TV is retired, XX is a manufacturing 
engineer at Elecraft. XX is also a serious SSB contester.

73, Jim K9YC


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