I will start by stating that the Texas DX Society has found the Kenwood TS-480 to have a receiver that is adequate for DXpedition and Field Day work. As contest director of TDXS I am in complete agreement with this finding. I know only what has been published on this forum about the KX3 which leads me to believe that the KX3 will probably have a better receiver than the TS-480 and approach that of the K3. The architecture of the KX3 promises to be a good deal more flexible that the TS-480 with a control head and remote transceiver. The TS-480 is not in the picture for a back pack operation. My opinion is that the KX3 will be a great winner if it equals the TS-480 because it is more flexible. If it is as good as the K3, that is even better. If any design team is capable of K3 performance in a flexible package, it is Wayne, Eric, et. al. and I am eager to see how they come out. They are very brave to give us the preliminary peek we now have and I am eager to see the final product, but not so eager that I want them to release it before they are ready.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart ______________________________________________________________ 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
