Topband: Preferred Topband transceiver +1

[Petr Ourednik]

Hi,

I am not saying K3 is bd radio -> I like it but fairly speaking I did
not found any weak 160m sigs readable on K3 which I did not hear also
on my TT Omni V jewel... even the K3 is much more noisy then my Omni V.

73 - Petr, OK1RP

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 15:31:28 -0700, "GERRY" <telwest at telusplanet.net>
said:
> 
> 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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