I am a new ham (only 27+ months licensed) and I couldn't be more happy with the K3. It provides the best receiver for the price bar none and like Fred mentioned it is customizable which is super cool.
I use it with dual receivers and the LP Panadapter and I enjoy it very much. If you are interested in 6m SSB (which means you probably won't be talking very much at least out west here) you will need the preamp. For HF it is a great rig and I especially love it on the lower bands where it really shines. The Noise blanker and roofing filters are excellent. If I was going to do it all over again, I probably would have been just as happy with a new base model with the 2.8 kHz and a narrower CW filter, the transverter interface unit, and 6m preamp. Good luck and welcome back (from the ultra-nube). Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:56 AM, "Tom Branton" <tbran...@alvincollege.edu> wrote: > Good morning everyone, > > I am looking for my forever ham rig and have a concern. Most of the > questions and issues discussed here involve fairly technical electronics > issues that are somewhat beyond my level of understanding. I am a pretty > good CPA but not an electronics person at all. > > My question, can a casual SSB operator mostly interested in talking with ham > friends find happiness with the K3? Will I be in over my head with the > technology side of the radio? > > I know an answer will not involve electrons but I bet there are some pretty > wise hams onboard that can provide some insite to my question. > > Thanks so much and 73's > > Tom > > P.S. I am returning to ham radio after a 25 year absence, (ex WD5DFE) thus > the long lapse in my electronics knowledge. I used to be pretty good with > tube technology! > > T. > > > > > > ________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
