[Elecraft] Apples and Pomegranates

[Morgan Bailey]

Lyn,

You have the exact rig setup that I generally recommend others to buy that
enjoy rag chewing, some ssb net work and just general operating. One of the
Problems with the 7300 is generally not the radio, it is the operator. The
7300 has a pretty hot front end and using Attenuation well will make that
radio shine. It has a really good DSP but you have to get into the menus to
make it sing. Maybe someday there will be a CIV in port to make the 7300
really sing with the KPA500/kat500. The KPA 1500 has a CIV port and works
well with a 7300.  Yes, the audio of the 7300 is great. I do not use full
breakin because I don't enjoy the constant hash/noise in the headphones. My
general setting is semi with 30 to 50 msec delay.

Essentially the KTA/KAP500 makes most any rig into a 500 watt
transceiver---fully automatic. Once the cables are set up, the Kat/kpa
detects the freq and does the band switching. Setting up the KAT for the
frequencies before turning on the amp, once this is done the system is bomb
proof simple operation. I am sure you are enjoying it.

73, Morgan NJ8M

BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE
Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on
fire with a breadboard tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000
watts. LOL


On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 7:13 AM Lyn Norstad <Lyn at lnainc.com> wrote:

> Richard -
>
> I am using the IC-7300 / KPA500 / KAT500 combination every day, and I love
> it.
>
> Most of my ragchewing is SSB, but I am using CW more often these days.  The
> digital modes, especially FT8, FT4, JS8 etc. probably account for 75% of my
> operation.  Of those, JS8 is the ragchew choice.  I also use it extensively
> for EmComm - principally with digital modes such as Winlink (P2P).
>
> The 7300 is a natural for digital modes, and requires only a cable to
> interface.  The menu structure is a joy ... very logical and easy to
> optimize (tweak) settings for any specific mode and save to SD card for
> immediate recall.  For example, I have arrived at very specific settings
> for
> CW by researching what other, more active CWers, are doing and find that I
> am able to carry on a good QSO with stations I couldn't even hear before
> and
> a bandwidth that knocks out the ham down the street.
>
> Operation with the Elecraft "twins" for me is nearly fully automatic.  In
> my
> shack, if I am operating digital modes, I am facing 90 degrees away from
> the
> rig, amp, tuner.  But I don't even need to see them.  The amp and tuner
> track the 7300 perfectly except that the tuner does not update until it
> receives some RF.
>
> I can't say anything authoritative about Yaesu, except that the only Yaesu
> I
> currently own is their top-of-the-line FTM-400XDR mobile - and the menu
> structure bears no semblance to operating logic.  For me anyway, Icom just
> makes more sense.
>
> I regularly get unsolicited reports of "absolutely perfect audio" which is
> nice too.
>
> 73
> Lyn, W0LEN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2021 5:36 PM
> To: Elecraft
> Subject: [Elecraft] Apples and Pomegranates
>
> For the casual rawchewer and DXer, how does the IC-7300 compare to the
> FTDX10?
>
> Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500.
>
> Richard Kunc ~ W4KBX
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