Yea, I think the sentiment has been pretty overwhelming that the extra $450 would be money very well-spent at this point. So that's a given it seems...
Thanks for the post. TB > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:57:20 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft newbie considering K3 vs KX3 > > Hi Tom, > I'm still running a barefoot K2 (cw only) with an amp I can add on when > needed. > After reading your last post (below) I agree with you that is sounds > like good logic to outfit yourself with a radio that you can immediately > have fun with. > So the SSB mode and additional CW mode sounds like it would support that > well. > On the question of whether to have more than QRP wattage, I can only > relate that I love to see the K2 working a station barefoot. > However, there are those times when I've connected with a station that > I'm really excited about, and that station is struggling to get reliable > copy. > Its wonderful at times like that to be able to flip a switch and bring > up my signal. > I had just that situation the other night and the station thanked me for > turning on the amp. > It might set your wallet back a little on the temporary. > But when you have it, you may be glad you opted for the 100-watts up > front. :) > > Duane - N1BBR > > > > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:27:13 -0500 > From: tom betka <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft newbie considering K3 vs KX3 > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Thanks Phil... > I agree that the K3 does indeed seem like the way to go at this point, > and the extra $$ is probably money well-spent. But that leaves me with > another dilemma...how to outfit the K3? > Here's the basic order I came up with today. After talking David at > Elecraft, I added the 100w power amplifier which kicks price up $450. > But my question...is that really needed at first. I guess David's point > (which seemed very valid when we talked) was that I should spend the > extra money on the 100w amp, instead of some stuff for CW that I was > going to opt for instead. I have never really practiced much CW to be > honest, and would like to learn it. However David advised that it would > be more important to get phone up & running, and working well--and THEN > add on CW in the future. After considering his advice more today I think > it's very sound indeed--and therefore was probably looking at this build > list: > > Elecraft K3 > item# item description unit > price-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------K3/100 > K3 100W Xcvr. (Modular Kit) $1999.95 (10w = > 1549.95)KUSB Univ. Ser Bus Adapt. > $39.95KXSER K144XV Serial Cable free > MH3 MH3 Hand Mic $59.95 > KAT3 Internal Tuner > $299.95=============================================== > TOTAL $2399.80 (10w = $1949.80) > > Although it's a bit more than I was planning to spend initially, the > 100-watt amp is an affordable add-on in the initial build. So it would > be do-able. For comparison, if I were to go with a KX3 and leave off the > CW components, the gear would come in at just under $1350--but of course > that doesn't include a 100-watt amplifier, as they are not yet available > for that radio. So it really isn't an "apples-to-apples" comparison at > all...unless you simply consider the 10-watt K3 build. In that case it > would be about $600 more for the K3, and I think it's been > well-established that this extra money would be well-spent given that > this would be my only HF rig. > Anyway, I'll hopefully be looking at Duane's K3 tomorrow if all goes > well. Then I can make the final decision after that, and get moving. > Thanks again to everyone for the advice. It's very reassuring to draw on > the wealth of experience that's so obvious in the users here. > > Tom > -- > [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
