Wow. I just realized that I am an apparent exception to all of the reasons given for climbing on board the Elecraft express.
I didn't even know what a K2 was when I bought one and built it in the late '90's. I have been a kit builder for 53 years and became frustrated that few new kits were available in our industry. So I bought the K2. I was not a contester and knew nothing about the K2's performance capabilities. I knew nothing of Wayne's and Eric's passion for engineering excellence and wonderful customer service. I knew nothing about the outstanding support personnel in Aptos. I knew nothing of the fine group of people on this reflector. I simkply wanted to melt some solder and build something. Glad I did. Since then I have become aware of all the greatness of "all things Elecraft". My purchases of all the mini modules, the K3 and the P3 were a natural progression. (I even bought the shirt). Keep 'em coming, guys! Terry, W0FM -----Original Message----- From: Mike Rodgers [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Reason for choosing Elecraft Hi All, a couple reasons that stand out for me are that I like or love width and shift and if you notice all or most other rigs have done away with them. Oh yeah, their replaced by lo/ high cut or dual passband tuning. A lot of elecrafters say that it's not needed on ssb that lo/ hi cut is much easier on ssb ( not cw) but that don't CUT it for me. Pun intended. I really like the fact that the shift is numbered. I have a little chart with which shift works best with corresponding width. 2. I like the idea of narrow roofing filters although havnt proven their $130 value on ssb and I find myself using a width of 1.6 a lot on ssb. 3. I like the idea of being able to use a multitude of different microphones and not having to shell out $150-$200 on a good mic. 73 Mike R K3 5047 Sent from my spy ring ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
