The K3 is certainly appealing. However, having tinkered with an SDR receiver, I've become attached to a 'waterfall' display, and I can't imagine searching for signals by ear. <grin> That $20 Softrock kit was enough to push my 'gotta-have' feature list up by much more than $20. The first time I saw a waterfall display, with 5 signals that were obviously CW, and I could tell which ones were sending fast/slow, I was hooked.
At $1600 for the 10W K3, plus $700 for the P3, plus $300 or so for power supply, microphone, keyer, $2600 is way past what I can spend. I saw one of your postings from about 18 month ago, where you said you thought that knobless SDRs were a dead end. I think I've come to the same conclusion from a different direction -- I want a *complete* radio that also has SDR capabilities. The KX3 doesn't have a lot of competition in this regard. Kevin KK4KIK On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Tony Estep <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Kevin Kleinfelter > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ...Whatever I buy will be my first radio and it will have to be my last... > > ========= > Then go straight to the top, Kevin, and get a K3. It is the best ham > transceiver available and will be for some time, so you can be sure of > having no regrets. Moreover, you can get the basic 10w version with one > receiver and then add goodies as you go, a feature that is not available > with alternatives. The KX3 is a terrific radio and I love mine; I have > experienced none of the objections mentioned in a previous post, and I'd > note that most of them are either esthetic preferences or can be cured by > proper adjustment, construction, and/or operation. However, any radio > designed for portability and low current drain has compromises. The K3 is > an all-out performance radio -- and it's still highly portable and features > pretty low current drain. Get a K3, and don't worry, be happy. > > Tony KT0NY > > > -- > http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
