I managed to lose the EMAIL from the ham that wanted to sell his K3S and
get a KX3 setup for his motor home. I have been using Elecraft rigs for
camping for the last 23 years and sure do like them. I have a 100 w K3S
with built in tuner, cw filters, the upgraded low noise etc. I have a K4
at home with the KAT500 and KPA500. My camper is a 16 ft fiberglass
SCAMP trailer. I used a KX3 and 100 watt amp for camping for many years.
When I got the K4 I considered selling the K3S but instead started using
it in my camper. It is so much easier to set up then the KX3 and works
better for me than the KX3. I run the K3S and P3 direct off the camper
battery and have a 100 watt solar panel for charging. I use a 32 ft
vertical mounted on the hitch of my trailer and a 5 to 1 UNUN that
operates against the chassis of the trailer on 40 thru 10 meters. I also
have a loading coil for 80 and 160 using this same vertical. I find it
works so well and is easier to set up and take down than my old KX3
setup. I have talked 300 miles to our 160 meter net several times on
Sunday mornings and run form 5 to 50 watts on the other bands for CW.
The camp spots are often quiet and I fIind I can work more stations from
the camper than I can at home because of the lower RF background noise.
To make a long story short I recommend using the K3S in a camper if it
is already bought and paid for as you will spend more money setting up
another radio in your motor home and it will be less handy to set up and
take down and there is no other radio that will work as well in the camper.
73 Ken W0CZ
I am 81 years old and still enjoying camping
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