I also drooled at the 7600 as I am a 7000 user. But the more I learned the more I realized that I could get a better bse radio in the K3 and then add to it as necessary. You can build a K3 to have all the bells and whistles of a 7800 if you want plus get the K3 RX.
But remember on other thing, you can not update an Icom product in the future. I have added some stuff to my K3 already from my initial purchase and am considering more options as I go forward. I have the ability with my K3 to hear more stations than I can work. The old theory if I can hear them I can work them may not apply with a K3 as the the other guy may not be able to hear you because the RX of the K3 is that good. The RX of the K3 IS JUST AMAZING!!!! In the DX contest a few weekends ago, there were multiple hams close to me running power and with the filters in the K3 I did not know they were there until we both were trying to work the same DX. Take your time and make your choices, all I know is I am very satisified with the choice I have made. Its kinda fun to have a Radio that you can hear stations 10k miles away and have a chance to work them that my 7000 using the same antennas wont even hear. ~73 Don KD8NNU On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 3:09 AM, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote: > I'm fantasizing about a new radio and I do know how much I like my K2. > A > K3 would be the obvious progression. But a friend told me how much he > liked the Icom 7600 and wow are there some nice bells and whistles on > it. > > I want to know tech specs. I trust that I could email Elecraft and get > much better support than any other big rig manufacturer, but have you > seen how pretty the Icom is? :) My biggest complaint about the > Elecraft > is the UI and I think the Icom might have a better one (though I only > stared and drooled for a minute or so). > > -- > Hisashi T Fujinaka - [email protected] > BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = > latte > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
