I have had my mike plugged in once...made one contact, it worked. I put it in the Rose KX3 bag and hooked up a key and have not looked back. It's a great cw rig. I also have a KX1 another great rig
Mark Hogan N5OBC On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Arno Dienhart wrote: > > > 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] <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mark Hogan ______________________________________________________________ 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
