Hello,
I am a new ham, retired, and this is a kind of bucket list thing: I might have one or two years left and want to get back into CW that I know well from my time in the (German) Navy. I have been looking hard at a K2 and would be able to build it but that would not be the reason to get it. Life is short and I'd prefer to just assemble a KX3. What I like about the K2 is that it is designed for CW, and I would not add SSB, nor the amp, but the ATU. I also own a dual band HT, which I use for local ARES volunteer work and scanning the PD band. Other than that, I'm not really into verbal rag chewing, be it local or DX (blame my snotty CW attitude). Only today did I realize what the KX3 is. Assembling it would be just fine. While the smaller size is not necessarily a buying point for me, I wouldn't mind it (I will take it outdoors). What I don't really need or want are the other modes (SSB, data, and SDR), so I wonder whether I am getting the wrong radio with a KX3 that is not a dedicated CW machine. If all I did were CW, with DX ambitions nevertheless, which do you think would be the better radio for me? Thank you in advance for your suggestions and ideas, and also further questions, if you have them. 73, Arno ______________________________________________________________ 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
