Dayton Hamvention® May 2012: TS-990S at the Kenwood booth! KX3 interior and video!

The KENWOOD TS-990S Dual TFT Display & Dual Receiver HF/50 MHz Transceiver…! it is exciting!! - Output Power 5W – 200W → Mode SSB CW FSK PSK FM AM → Built-in Switching Power Supply → Built-in Antenna Tuner → COM port → USB A/B port & LAN port  → and more..!

Highly-anticipated TS-990S HF/50MHz  200W Transceiver discovering the hidden ! – (Click image to big-enlarge!!) - ®JVC KENWOOD Corporation have confirmed that the new rig will be on display at Dayton Hamvention® 2012 – It will also appear at events in Germany HAM RADIO 2012 and Japan Ham Fair 2012. [Information is subject to change without notice! watch the official web-sites]

Reference exhibit model at Dayton Hamvention: TS-990 HF/50 MHz Transceiver – !! “Featuring a dual TFT display and dual receiver, the TS-990 is a top-of-the-range flagship model in the KENWOOD Amateur radio line-up“ - - Link to: JVC Kenwood News Release

参考出品機種：HF/50MHz トランシーバー「TS-990」
デュアルTFTディスプレイ&デュアル・レシーバーを搭載した、当社アマチュア無線機のトップエンド“最高級実戦機”です。….. (2012年4月18日)

<- QST…. Kenwood’s New HF Transceiver at Dayton 2012 !! - The new transceiver will be roughly the same size as the TS950SDX. – Transmitter power output is 200 watts. – All HF + 50 MHz Bands … TS-990S.. Digital..!? (Click image to enlarge!!)
[Rumors] :  The Flagship is expected to retail in the $4,800-5,800 USD range

!! Other news: The first production of the new Elecraft KX3 Transceiver … umboxing… and Interior view below (See the Pitcure and Video)!

Dayton Hamvention® 2012 May 18-20 2012 - Since 1952, every year in the spring, Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) from across not only North America, but from around the world gather for a few days. They are all there for the world’s largest gathering showcasing hundreds indoor commercial vendor and thousands of outdoor flea market vendors over three days at the Dayton Hamvention®.

[Note]: All specifications are subject to change without notice – All trademarks belong to their respective holders

Elecraft KX3 Ultra-compact  10W, 160-6m transceiver a 32-bit DSP/SDR IQ, all modes SSB/CW/AM/FM/DATA (including built-in PSK31 and RTTY encode/ decode)… wow.. it will be at Dayton!!
(! Click tho enlarge) – The KX3 interior view from video: How to open and close the KX3 to install batteries or addons (by classicDevelop)

……………………. Video dell’arrivo del KX3 ed altri  video correlati 

STØR South Sudan QRT Total QSO’s: 121.286! – With K3 – IC-7200 – Acom

STØR – The first DX-pedition in Southern Sudan has finished its work. Excellent result of all the teams: Totale QSO’s 121.286 in Database – 27.994 Unique Callsigns – 176 DXCC – 40 CQ Zones - last QSO at 10/08/2011 @ 07:01. – Thanks to: DXFriends, Intrepi-DX, Sponsors and the teams.

Link to: DXFriends Official Log web-page to find a Qso with ST0R 

STØR - La prima DX-pedition in Sud Sudan ha terminato la sua missione. Un ottimo successo dei due team: complessivamente 121.286 QSO nel STØR Database – 27.994 Unique Callsigns – 176 DXCC – 40 CQ Zones –  ultimo QSO alle ore 07:01 del 10/08/2011 poi QRT  - Grazie a: DXFriends, Intrepi-DX, agli Sponsors ed ai teams, compreso l’operatore italiano IN3ZMR, Fabrizio (qui sotto la sua foto  selezionata dal sito web ufficiale)

Qui di seguito due immagini, tratte dal sito ufficiale www.dxfriends/SoutherSudan2011 per soddisfare una prima curiosità, infatti si possono vedere una parte degli apparati che la DX-Pedition ha dichiarato di utilizzare in queste settimane di intenso traffico, compresi i 6mt, oltre naturalmente per mettere in evidenzia l’operatore italiano che fa parte del team DXFriends:
Transceivers: 1 x IC-7000 2 x IC-7200 Icom e 3 x K3 Elecraft  - Amplifiers: 2 x Acom 1010 and Others, tutto il resto e le  antenne, dalle Hexbeam alle Spiderbeam ecc. sono sul sito ufficiale.

Elecraft KX3 Transceiver (architettura SDR) e KXPA100 a Dayton 2011 – Video and Link

The new Elecraft KX3 only 0,7 kg! - Totally different architecture than the Elecraft K3, of course (Wayne N6KR) – Availability towards end of 2011. – Firmware updateable – Large custom LCD – The revolutionary Elecraft KX3 puts the world in the palm of your hand! (Soursce: Elecraft US)

KX3 Ultra-compact  10W, 160-6m transceiver a 32-bit DSP/SDR IQ, all modes SSB/CW/AM/FM/DATA (including built-in PSK31 and RTTY encode/ decode) – The optional KXPA100 100W amplifair with ATU is in an external box. -!! See the video below for a pretty outline of features by N6KR, Wayne. – - (Click the mini-picture to enlarge front panel)

Link to: Elecraft KX3 Transceiver – Preliminary information and Sign-up Form

KX3 Preliminary informations: Quadrature down-sampling mixer compatible with PC-based SDR applications – Receiver I/Q outputs for use with PC saundcard –  Narrow roofing filter option with four bw (500 Hz, 1500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 3.8 kHz)  - Switchable Pre-amp (2 levels) and attenuator (2 levels) -
Advanced DSP provides dual watch over +/- 10 kHz range, PBT for Shift/Width/Hicut/Loct,  noise reduction, noise blanking, autonotch – Software-defined radio (SDR) architecture plus Roofing filter (KXFL3) for excellent dynamic rang – Operate in data mode (PSK31/RTTY) with or without a PC –  For extreme portability,  you can add the internal wide-range ATU, 8-AA cell battery pack with NiMH charger, and adjustable KXPD3 keyer paddle !!

Link to: Elecraft XG3 RF Programmable Signal Source official web

Video: Montaggio del K3 Elecraft; This will help anyone thinking… Elecraf K3

Elecraft K3 Transceiver: QST 04/2008 K3 Review.. the results are impressive: 14MHz IMD DR = 102dB at 2 kHz spacing!

Sulla rivista della ARRL, QST di aprile 2008 è riportata la Review del Transceiver HF 50MHz della Elecraft Mod. K3, con risultati impressionanti per l’alta qualità delle misure Two-Tone IMD Testing, IP3, Blocking gain compression: 20/5/2 offset: 139/139/139 dB! and Reciprocal Mixing (500HzBW) 20/5/2 offset: -116/-106/-95 dBc. Testing QST open version with permission from ARRL 
Link to:  Download the ARRL QST Elecraft K3 Review (.pdf)

ENG: The Elecraft Mod. K3 is all modes SSB, CW, Data, AM, FM 100W (or 10W upgradeable) models, 32-Bit floating point IF DSP, High performance DDS/PLL synthesizer with TCXO, Built-in PSK RTTY decode/encode allows data mode operation with or without a PC and more;