Arno,
I both own the K2 and the KX3. maybe you saw my recent post about using
them in the WPX CW contest.
The great thing about the KX3 is that Elecraft is constantly working on
software improvements.
You can disable FM and AM - just checked SSB cannot be disabled at the
time but my be thats a new feature request :-)
I have not even yet connected a mike to my KX3 - I only plan to do this
once the 2m module is in my hands. So far a 100% CW machine. CW
memories, RIT/XIT, full or semi break-in, CW Rev, variable pitch all
like the K2, extras are CW Auto SPOT (tuning aid), great filtering from
50Hz to 2,8kHz just by turning the PBT knob, APF, noise reduction and
even basic CW decoding (maybe not of interest to you but just to make
the list complete). A general improvent over the K2 is the custom LCD
display and all knobs and buttons are imho much better to use.
73 & have fun
Gernot, DF5RF
Am 30.05.2013 20:15, schrieb stan levandowski:
Arno, I'm looking at your email and reading between the lines: You
want to make the most of the time you have left and you want to
reconnect with a meaningful time in your life which is spelled "CW".
I am also a former US Navy RM and I operate 100% QRP CW. I own (and
use) all the Elecraft transceivers and that's the problem: They are
all so wonderful I can't bear to part with any of them. Having said
all this, I find myself constantly reaching for my KX3. It has the
performance, the all-important dual watch which makes DXing a split
incredibly efficient, and it's been working with no issues since I got
#0325. The ATU can load anything. The automatic spotting function is
outstanding. In my opinion the KX3 *is* designed for CW. I just
totally ignore the SSB and other modes stuff. If I were in your
situation I would buy the KX3. 73, Stan WB2LQF
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:23 PM, 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
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