[TenTec] Dirty Transmitters - Flex and Yaesu

[Darrell Bellerive VE7IU]

http://www.dj0ip.de/app/download/5794190002/Elecraft+K3+rev+c.pdf
http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/elecraft_k3_receive_audio.htm

As Rob noted, Elecraft did address this 8 years ago, but it was not a 
100% solution. The K3S with its new audio section appears to have 
finally solved the issue, and that is the primary reason I have taken an 
interest in the radio again.

I have operated a K3 and it is a very good radio, but I did not care for 
the audio, the complexity, or the ergonomics. I do like the way Elecraft 
supports and continuously improves their products. I have built two K2's 
over the years and while I liked the performance, ultimately the small 
form factor and ergonomics led to their sale. I suspect the Eagle will 
eventually wear me down the same way. I really do not like that FNC button.

I also find that the Eagle has less of a softening effect on received CW 
as the receive bandwidth is decreased.

For me an Eagle in a TS-590SG form factor with Elecraft development and 
support would be as close to a perfect radio as I could hope for.

73, Darrell VE7IU

On 15-12-10 08:05 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> The K3 has great rx/tx audio.  Why do you say it has poor audio, or are you
> simply repeating something somebody else said and perhaps something that
> Elecraft corrected 8 years ago?
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Darrell Bellerive VE7IU <ve7iu at runbox.com>
> wrote:
>
>> There are so many things to consider when one chooses a radio. I went
>> through this recently. In my case I wanted the brand, form factor, and
>> ergonomics of the Kenwood TS-590S, the continued development and support of
>> the Elecraft K3, and the quiet receiver, great noise blanker, and DSP
>> filtering of the Ten-Tec Eagle.
>>
>> I did NOT want the complexity and poor audio of the K3, or the lack of
>> support and possible ALC and power issues of the TS-590S, or the ergonomics
>> of the Eagle.
>>
>> Yaesu and Icom have great feature sets, but did not impress me in the
>> performance and audio quality department.
>>
>> I also preferred something with a cleaner transmitter, but that was
>> secondary to receive performance and audio quality.
>>
>> In the end, I choose the Eagle.
>>
>> Now that the K3S and TS-590SG are out, I find myself following discussions
>> on those radios again, but will keep the Eagle and see what Ten-Tec and
>> possibly Heathkit will do in the future. OTOH, if I win the lottery, I will
>> buy a number of radios that very day. :-)
>>
>> For me, my perception of performance won out over features, support,
>> ergonomics, and brand.
>>
>> 73, Darrell VE7IU
>>
>> On 15-12-10 07:25 AM, rick at dj0ip.de wrote:
>>
>>> snip...
>>>
>>> Seems Joe Ham just didn't give a damn and continued to by the crappy Yaesu
>>> transmitters, so why should Yaesu fix it?
>>>
>>> snip...
>>>
>>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>>> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Darrell Bellerive
>> VE7IU
>>
>>
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