One more item to add to Don's excellent comment. As someone who prefers to build equipment rather than get it preassembled, the K2 is available as a you-build-it kit. The K3 and KX3 are only available as you-assemble-it kits.
I spent a year and a half dithering between the K2 and the K3 thinking, "Better radio vs. building it." I ended up with the K3 and am quite happy, but I still hear the K2's siren song. (And I will probably get a KX3 for portability before the K2, so go figure.) Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 10/18/12 at 10:27 AM, w3...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote: >The KX3 is definitely an SDR - the K3 is too - the firmware >defines the function of the radio. >Somehow the "SDR" term has become construed in some ham's minds >that a computer is required if it is an SDR, but look at the >"Software Defined Radio" literally - the firmware loaded into >the radio determines how it functions, and that is what SDR >really means - anything extra is an extension. > >Comparing the KX3 with the K2 and K3 is a different question. >They will all perform quite well, and are all in the top area >if the Sherwood listings. The big advantage of the K3 and KX3 >over the K2 is that the RX bandwidth is continuously adjustable >where the K2 is only adjustable when you do the filter >alignment - you have 4 filter bandwidths per mode to work with >- on the K3 and KX3 that is adjustable in infinite steps with a >knob control. > >The KX3 vs. the K3 question is one of operating convenience and >preferences.If you are looking for portable over the >convenience of connections, then the KX3 is the better choice. >The K3 has more jacks to connect to external devices such as a >soundcard for digital operation while the KX3 can do that too >if you use a cable to the mic and headphone jacks, but that >replaces the normal mic and headphone connections. > >So all 3 are quite capable transceivers - decide on your usage >preferences and make your decision on that basis.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
