I would debate the comment about the same price. I got my fully loaded used K3/100 for about $1500 less than what i would pay for a FT5000MP and then recently bought a second less than fully loaded K3/100 with the "savings" for Remoterig twin mode. I am sure the FT5000MP is a schweet top of the line rig and I may end up buying one down the road but for now I am stoked with the K3. I mean my two K3s.
Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Jun 22, 2012, at 4:54 AM, "Fred Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill having owned the FTDX-5000MP for over 2 yrs I'm sure you would be very > pleased with it and have quite a few more options than a fully loaded K3 at > about the same price and 6m is a dream on it. Performance wise has the 5000 > is on top but the K3 is still very close the 5000 has had many firmware > updates that improved it from even the original test numbers that were > published by QST and Sherwood. In fact Sherwood tested one of the 5000's > that were on the way to CA for repair so really didn't get all the numbers. > I have used a Yaesu VL-1000 amp for over 5 years a KW on 6-160m full auto > band switching and never a problem of any kind. > > I enjoy the Elecraft line very much and they make wonderful equipment that > few cam matches and I'm looking forward to getting my loaded K2/100 on line > soon. I'm now looking at an Elecraft Power/SWR meter to match my tuner I > also like things to match but can use the K2 for an exciter for the Quarda > if needed. But I really wanted it mostly for a QRP rig and use the 100w for > Field Day maybe. > > 73, > Fred/N0AZZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yahoo! > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 4:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Happy But Very Sad > > I just purchased a late model K2 because a couple friends of mine was > bragging how super a receiver the K2 had and after 2 weeks of using my K2 I > have found the same thing you have I have been running aYaesu FT 920 for 15 > years it my main 6 meter radio I worked 112 countries with here in the > midwest can't wait to get a transverter on the K2 to see just how well it > going to hear on the vhf/uhf bands with transverters. Good things come in > small packages and not a super prices either. Was about to buy a new FTdx > 5000 really big buck now I thinking more along the lines of a K3 complete > station. All made in the good old USA!!!!! > 73, Bill, W0WFH > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2437/5084 - Release Date: 06/21/12 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
