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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
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color:navy'>Marshall</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You might find Sherwood’s receiver
performance test results interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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color:windowtext'> lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Marshall Williams<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 15, 2010 6:56
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> LCC Contest Club<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [LCC] low band
antenna experience</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Keith.....The K3 is a fine box, of that there is no
doubt. The only boxes that might compete are the Icom 7800 and the Flex
radio 5000. The Flex radios don't look like a radio and that puts me
off.....a lot. But they have a really superior band scope and noise
blanker. They too have "stone wall" filters....because it is
all in the software.<br>
<br>
So far, I cannot get myself wrapped around the computer interface for a radio
rather than the radio itself. I have purchased one of the new Flex
1500's...it puts out 5W and should be perfect for driving transverters.
Since I am a VHF contester, that is really an important point. I will
just have to see how the software radio pans out.....<br>
<br>
Speaking of VHF contesting, the CQ WW VHF contest is this weekend. It
begins at 1800Z = 1PM CDST on Sat and ends at 2100Z = 4PM on Sunday. This
contest is 6M and 2M only....if possible, it would be great if I could get a
few QSOs from the LA ops. Please just drop by and work us on 6M and
2M......<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance....73 Marshall K5QE<br>
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Keith wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Maybe you could gain by the
use of Elecraft K3's....</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The reviews state.... <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>There is no transceiver in the
amateur marketplace that has the close-in dynamic range performance of the K3
with narrow roofing filters installed, and most aren’t close to the K3.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>Also noted was.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>Radios used at last weeks WRTC2010
competition:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>"lists that Scott Robbins, <br>
the Ex-Product Manager of the Ten Tec Orion transceiver <br>
product line, brought with him, for his personal use... <br>
<br>
...An Elecraft K3! <br>
<br>
That's like Col. Sanders going to Chick-Fil-A for lunch! Or <br>
Papa John ordering Pizza Hut for Dinner! <br>
<br>
And, contesting Jedi and CQ WW Champion Multi Multi station <br>
owner Tim Duffy, who operates the defacto "NASCAR Factory <br>
Team" for Icom (complete with "Team ICOM" uniforms), and who <br>
apears in advertisements touting the superior performance of <br>
the Icom 7XXX line of transceivers, brought with him for his <br>
personal use... <br>
<br>
...An Elecraft K3! <br>
<br>
That's like Dale Earnhardt bringing a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:City>
Camry to drive <br>
in the Daytona 500! <br>
<br>
The list is sort of like discovering that Bill Gates uses <br>
an Apple Mac Book running OS/X to do Microsoft presentations <br>
with! <br>
<br>
Now, we all know that the invitees to this party could <br>
afford to bring *anything* they wanted to bring. Im also <br>
sure that any rig manufacturer would have been happy to <br>
supply them with anything they wanted, just for the <br>
asking... <br>
<br>
But they both showed up with K3's. So did most of the <br>
competitors! <br>
<br>
Why?"....<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>Doesn't take much thought,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>Keith, K5ENS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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