>>> And I can't even get my own callsign correct !!!! <<<
And! You're going to expect us to believe anything that you've just said. < grin> ((((73)))) Milverton. >________________________________ > From: Barry Simpson <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 1:59 AM >Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: TS-990 > > >And I can't even get my own callsign correct !!!! > >73 again > >Barry Simpson VK2BJ > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Barry Simpson <[email protected]> >Date: 5 June 2013 06:57 >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TS-990 >To: Phil Hystad <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > >I am not sure why happy K3 owners want to keep trying to ridicule the TS990. > >I am a happy K3 owner and have been for over four years. I am also a happy >owner of a TS590, and TS2000. > >Now I am a happy owner of a TS990. > >Despite the critical comments regarding its size and the Rob Sherwood >numbers, it is a magnificent piece of equipment with certainly more and/or >more convenient facilities than the K3. > >In practice, there is no material difference between being able to receive >signals on the TS990, TS590 and K3. I bought it because I like Kenwood as >well as Elecraft and I have had great past experience with previous Kenwood >rigs including the TS930. > >The visual appearance and ergonomics appealed to me as well as the >functions and facilities and I have not been disappointed. > >So there you are guys - it's horses for courses. I have four rigs and will >be keeping and using them all. So please give some thought before making >critical and sarcastic comments about competitors' equipment that you have >not used. I have not seen any similar type of comments on Kenwood >reflectors regarding Elecraft equipment. > >I also have a KPA500 and KAT500 and previously built a K2. > >73 > >Barry Simpson VK2BH > > >On 4 June 2013 14:40, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I saw a TS-990 at the SeaPac hamfest this last Saturday. It is an >> absolutely huge beast of a radio. I think the largest modern rig I have >> ever seen and maybe larger than any amateur transceiver ever built (maybe). >> Looking at the better performing K3 in size and simplicity compared to the >> beast TS-990, the K3 is truly an elegant radio. >> >> 73, phil, K7PEH >> >> >> On Jun 3, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Fred Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Interesting we now can see where all the money went......into the knobs >> 8>). >> > >> > I bet some wish they would have waited, a fully loaded K3 is a lot less >> > money and look at the performance. >> > >> > >> > 73, >> > Fred/N0AZZ >> > K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 >> > P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Locher >> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 1:54 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: [Elecraft] TS-990 >> > >> > I see that the TS990 has been reviewed by Rob Sherwood at: >> > >> > http://www.sherweng.com/table.html >> > >> > Interesting reading! >> > >> > Cheers/73 >> > >> > Bob W9KNI >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >> > >> > ----- >> > No virus found in this message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3184/6379 - Release Date: 06/03/13 >> > >> > ----- >> > No virus found in this message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3184/6379 - Release Date: 06/03/13 >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >______________________________________________________________ >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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
