[Elecraft] K4 Rx is awesome...

[David Gilbert]

That falls more under the category of lore than science.  By all 
accounts the K4 has a terrific receiver, but of the several possible 
reasons for what you experienced your receiver is at least a couple 
notches down the list.

73
Dave   AB7E


On 6/24/2023 6:28 PM, David Fifield wrote:
> I’ve been using my K4 at 100W (per the FD rules) this afternoon on several bands.
> I am 1D OR.
> I can hear many many stations but hardly any of them can hear me.
> To me, this means that the K4 Rx is bomb-proof, sensitive, selective, and just, well, awesome.
> If the other stations had better receivers, they might be able to hear me calling them.
> They are obviously bogged down with on-site overload/spurii/phase noise etc.
> What a pity.
> I gave up replying hopelessly to CQFD’s from other 100W stations and went and did some woodworking instead.
> Much more satisfying. Oh well….
>
> 73, Dave AD6A