Topband: Preferred Topband transceiver

[Barry N1EU]

It's the first transceiver with an uncompromising subreceiver that can be
used in tandem with the main receiver for stereo diversity reception.

73, Barry N1EU

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:31 PM, GERRY <telwest at telusplanet.net> wrote:

>
> I'd like to understand what makes the K3 "hear" better. What they call
> roofing filters are simple 9 mhz Crystal filter know as 1st IF in older
> radios. DSP filtering has been around now for years and have certainly
> evolved in all radios. Can anyone quote side by side experiences with other
> modern radios (like an FT-5000) where the K3 was hearing weak 160 signals
> and the other radio was not.
>
> Gerry VE6LB
> who may be in the market
> someday soon
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 6:31 AM
> To: "topBand List" <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: Preferred Topband transceiver
>
> > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Frank Davis <fdavis at nfld.net> wrote:
> >
> >> 14 - K3  with or without 2nd rx
> >> 3  - Orion I
> >> 2  - TS850
> >> 2  - TS590
> >> 1 - FT1000MP (vintage)
> >> 1 - FT2000
> >> 1 - FT1000D
> >> 1 - Omni VI
> >> 1 - Omni VII
> >>
> >> It wasn't unexpected to me that the K3 would be very popular.  What was
> >> surprising to me was the total lack of mention of any of the higher end
> >> Yaesu or Icom rigs.
> >> I also expected Orion II and the Omni VII to place high but that seems
> to
> >> not be the case.
> >> The K3 is the rig of choice these days for topband due mainly to weak
> >> signal capability and selectivity.
> >>
> >
> > What these results also indicate is that serious Topbanders are early
> > adopters of new receiver technology that promise an advantage in
> > weak/strong
> > signal conditions.  This was the case with the Orion I (e.g., narrow
> > roofing
> > filter + dsp) and later with the K3 (e.g., dual identical rx).
> >
> > 73, Barry N1EU
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