If you've done the due dillogence you claim then you likely have read the Eham reviews of the K3. There are several interesting comparrisons there. I can only add that it is quite simply the best rig i've ever owned in almost every way. I can't imagine you'd be dissapointed if you went with the K3. 73, Lou WA3MIX Lou kolb Voice-over Artist: Radio/TV Adds, Video narrations Messages On-hold: www.loukolb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary D Krause" <[email protected]> To: "Elecraft" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:04 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Itching for a new rig
> The first few years that I was licensed, I bought a new rig almost every > year. > In the last ten years I have only bought two HF rigs. I sold the first > one > because, I didn't really like it and then I bought a K2 #6113 that I built > four years ago and it's now my main rig. > > Lately I've been getting the new rig itch. I've compared all the rigs > that > I'm interested in. They all have their strengths and weaknesses as far as > the > type of operating that I do. I've looked at all the specs and downloaded > as > much info as I can. I've even read some of the manuals as well as > reviews. > I've watched as many Youtube videos as possible since some of the rigs I > have > never seen or heard. I've made several visits to HRO. I know that this > is an > Elecraft reflector and I do own a K2 as will as other Elecraft kits but, > you > still have to check out the competition, right? ;-) > > Now, over the last few years, I've been saving my money to buy a new rig. > I > thought that this would be the year that I treat myself to a nice > Christmas > present. Other than performance, I'm also considering, sound, ease of > use, > quality of build, price, service and looks. When I say looks, I don't > mean > ergonomics. I mean how it looks. I never really thought about looks > before > until I saw several people mention it in reviews. I suppose that makes me > an > HF rig fashion snob. So be it. > > Anyway, I've narrowed my selection down to two or three rigs, one of them > being the K3. Now I have overloaded myself with so much information that > I'm > like a deer caught in the headlights, not knowing which way to go. I keep > coming back to my K2 and thinking that I really can't get much better than > that. It's a super rig. > > I just had to post this to help clear my mind so, that I might be able to > make > a decision...or not. > > Thanks for listening, > Gary, N7HTS > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
