I guess it is a change from the traditionalElecraft "roll your own from
a long list of options" approach, and your point is is valid, at least
partially. HoweverI suspect strongly that there are
manufacturing/assembly/logistics/support benefits and savings to the
company by offering several"canned" configurations.
Questions about "Which optionshould I get" often appear on this list,
and I've watched the E-folks at Hamfests spend a lot of time helping a
new customer figure out what they want/need. The "roll your own" option
is still available for those who prefer it, which is not true for other
manufacturers, at least to the same degree as from Elecraft.
My K3 is old [S/N 642] and it now has what I want and use [except for
the DVK which I wanted, bought, but have rarely used].When the K3s
showed up, I told myselfthat the first good reason I could come up with
to sell it and get a K3s, I'd do it. Still running #642.
73,
Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn
On 7/29/2017 4:50 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3.htm#K3SPkg
I still question the wisdom of bundling the the preamp, USB, 630m
capabilities, etc into the K3S. This went against Elecraft's original
philosophy of keeping base price low and choosing only the options we really
wanted. This resulted in inflating the base price which put it out of reach
for many folks and further away from competing products (IC-7300, Kenwood
590 and Flex 6300). That must be hurting sales resulting in discounting.
A viable option is to buy a recent used K3 and sell/purchase options to
configure it as you want. Basic K3 prices are in the $1500 making this a
viable alternative IMHO.
73, Bill W4ZV
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