Following my previous message, I thought I would speculate on what a K4 might be, despite my complete lack of inside information.
Elecraft understands their market and I think they will keep more or less the same physical size and price point as the K3. I also suspect that Wayne will never design something that is big and heavy or consumes a lot of power. Any Elecraft transceiver has to be at home in the field as well as in a fixed station. I expect that a K4 would have the same general architecture as the K3, but might include some higher-performance pieces such as a better first mixer or an ADC converter that can handle stronger signals. Alternatively it might even be a 'pure' SDR if it's possible to get the performance that way. The main CPU and DSP units will be certainly be more powerful. There will be changes in the user interface. I am not sure how Wayne will do it, but the market wants dedicated band buttons. Maybe it will end up just a little bigger than the K3. I think we are talking evolution rather than revolution. Maybe they will take a page from Apple and call it the K3s instead of K4! Again, I have absolutely no inside information, just thinking out loud. On 4/28/2012 8:11 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote: > At some point there will need to be a K4. I'm sure that Elecraft will keep > improving the > K3 with firmware and hardware upgrades for some time, but one day there will > be enough > improvements possible with newer technology and new ideas that a complete > redesign will be > the best way to incorporate them. > > After all, the competition doesn't sit still. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ______________________________________________________________ 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
