I had a similar decision to make.
I thought I would take the rig camping and hikes, goin' mobile. But, I bought a comfortable chair at the same time and............ Get another K3. There is a VERY good reason there are *significantly* more used KX-3's on the market compared to K3's Jim WA9ZBV From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:48 PM To: Stephen Bloom; 'Elecraft Reflector' Cc: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft_K3] Re: [Elecraft] SO2R thoughts Steve, I would suggest the KX3 + KXPA100 as the best solution (since you also want a portable rig). The display and controls of the KX3 are similar to those on the K3, so you don't have to concentrate as much on the differences between the 2 radios. If it were not for your statement about portable, I would say the 2nd K3 would be your best solution to SO2R operation. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/27/2014 10:25 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote: > Hey all: > > I've been the owner of a K3, KAT500, and KPA500, and a Microham MK2R+ for > about 9 months now. Love em all. The one additional thing I wanted was a > Legal Limit amp (I'm a fairly active contester). Bought an Expert 2K-FA and > just put that online. So far so good. The one clear downside to the 2K-FA > is ...that it is loud (actually quieter than most High Power amps but still > loud). > > With that said ...and given the fact that the Expert Amp SO2R isn't really > SO2R (second antenna is rx only) ...I'm going to pair a second rig with the > KPA500 and use it as a backup contest rig and as main for non contest Qs > where I don't need the extra 3DB. Right now the second rig is a Kenwood > TS2000 ...which isn't really a contest or DX quality transceiver. The three > options I'm mulling over are .. > > 1) another K3 ...Upside: SO2R is most intuitive with identical xcvrs, > plays well with KPA500/KAT500, identical cabling ...Downside: Expensive, > It's more fun to have different rigs to play with, and like others, I find > the K3 can be kind of "harsh" to listen to for many hours. > > 2) Kenwood TS590 ...Upside: Biggest bang for the buck (IMO) contest > capable xcvr, Good audio ..Downside: Looks like it has a weird audio codec > (meaning not the standard Kenwood). I see that N1MM works with it ...but I > wonder about other software plus the MK2R+. > > 3) KX3+KXPA100(+existing KAT/KPA500) ..Upside: The KX3 really intrigues me. > In a perfect world ...the Second Rig would be one I could easily take > portable. The Sherwood reviews seem to indicate that the KX3 rcv > performance is comparable to the K3, and I'm a real fan of Elecraft in > general. Downside: Clearly there is no technical reason one couldn't chain > all this together, but I wonder if anyone actually has done it, and if there > were any configuration issues > > > __._,_.___ <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ele craft_K3/conversations/messages/20365;_y lc=X3oDMTJyMDUyaW84BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdyc ElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwO ARtc2dJZAMyMDM2NQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5B HN0aW1lAzEzOTU5NzQ5MDQ-?act=reply&messag eNum=20365> Reply via web post <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re% 3A%20%5BElecraft%5D%20SO2R%20thoughts> Reply to sender <mailto:[email protected]?subj ect=Re%3A%20%5BElecraft%5D%20SO2R%20thou ghts> Reply to group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ele craft_K3/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3o DMTJmMnBndHNyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI wMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWM DZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTU5NzQ5MDQ -> Start a New Topic <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ele craft_K3/conversations/topics/20363;_ylc =X3oDMTM3N3RqYXNwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycEl kAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOAR tc2dJZAMyMDM2NQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN 0aW1lAzEzOTU5NzQ5MDQEdHBjSWQDMjAzNjM-> Messages in this topic (2) <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ele craft_K3/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJma3BvNXFpBF9TA zk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwS WQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwB HN0aW1lAzEzOTU5NzQ5MDQ-> Visit Your Group . <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ele craft_K3/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnM3N0MW RxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BG dycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsaw N2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzk1OTc0OTA0> New Members 5 <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDM TJlbjdlYjNhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwM TQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZ nRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5NTk3NDkwNA--> Yahoo! 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