Someone told me, when I was looking to buy my K3, that while the K3 was the top of the heap today, soon or later someone would come out with something equal or better. It's a competitive world.
I am pleased that Kenwood is finally doing something decent in HF. I love my old TS-930s, a simple rig with great ears and a really great sound. My best guess is that new purchase decisions are going to be made according to priorities. The K3 will always be attractive because of its kit orientation and a lot of options for modifying and self servicing. Plus the K3 is constantly being improved and improvements are always passed on to the earlier models. The TS-930 will have some appeal because of price. The FTdx5000 is preferred by someone who wants a large box and lots of individual buttons and knobs, and who is already familiar with the FT series approach to controls. I still would like to see individual band and mode buttons. -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lu Romero Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:44 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re? New Kenwood TS0-590 That's kind of a compliment! But why all the silly receiver conversion gymnastics? Or will there be a TS590S(G) with dual receivers and 100% double conversion in our future? Another "forklift upgrade" model enhancement path like the Alfred P. Sloan school of Product Management road map adopted over at Icom? Great way to keep up-selling radios to the masses! W4ZW, who now owns a K3, a TS590 and a FTdx5000 is holding forth a "head to head" comparison thread of the three radios on the Florida Contest Group reflector. Interesting discussion. Jon feels the K3 is a great SSB contest radio (!!!) but prefers the FTdx5000 for most uses. He feels the K3 RX is "noisy". He also feels the TS590 is a great "bang for the buck" transceiver. I dont disagree. It might be nice to have a TS590 to replace my aging TS570 as a secondary radio. I always loved Kenwood ergonomics (except for the position of the dreaded MULTI knob on the TS570 that Kenwood moved on the 590!) all the way back to the TS820s. To each their own. Im happy with my choice. The fewer K3's in the hands of my competitors, the better! :) -lu-w4lt- K3 #3192 > > > On 10/18/2010 10:11 AM, Johnny Siu wrote: > Believe me or not. The designer of TS590 also a K3 owner. I met him in Aug > 2010 in Tokyo. > > cheers, > > Johnny VR2XMC > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
