The K3 will work fine if you never update the firmware. You should also
not need to access the menu in normal operation. I am a person who likes
to twiddle things -- you may not be. But it isn't necessary.
The K3 will provide much better performance than the transceivers that
you mention below in situations where there are strong signals close to
a desired signal. If you don't do an A/B comparison you might not notice
this -- or, it may not be important for the kind of operating you do.
It also has a feature which the other transceivers do not have, which is
the ability to do true double-diversity reception. Again, this might not
be important to you.
Finally, it is true that the K3's human interface is a little different
than what you may be familiar with. This is not an important
consideration, since you will quickly get used to whatever radio you use.
On 2/8/2014 11:48 PM, Gary NL7Y wrote:
Thanks to all, including Wayne N6KR, for commenting on their experience and
suggestions for continued use of the K3/P3.
Despite my experience and ability to read the OM, I had some issues with the
audio output connections and 2nd VFO control. It was recommended to me to
return the rig for a rebirth because I hadn't used the Utility program and
saved the original factory configuration before a hard reset. Its
consequences wasn't a deal breaker, and Elecraft treated me very well as
always getting the radio back operating properly.
My conundrum is how the K3 (and work in progress P3 with SVGA-keyboard
enabled software) will exceed the performance of my TS-590, MK-V Field, or
unmentioned IC-765. I'm not a troll as some have suggested (my skin is
tougher than yours), but a rather basic person given to operating rather
than idly fussing with electronics.
I've owned and/or operated many radios over the last 20 some years and am
very familiar with my second K3/P3. The question remains for me to answer:
will they both still be in a box a month from now? And if so, why not?
Thanks for any comments either directly or here. I'm looking for perspective
on the Elecraft products versus others some have used.
73, Gary NL7Y
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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