Hi Phil, Thanks for the tip, I am still sorting through them all...
It is difficult to sort out the "I love this rig because I just spent 5K on it", vs., the "I love this rig because I understand it posts". :) -- Support better RFI practices, please sign this petition: at Whitehouse.gov http://wh.gov/lpz5Y On Sat, 2014-04-05 at 09:45 -0700, Phil Wheeler wrote: > Have you read the reviews at eHam, Dave? They seems to represent a > broad spectrum of users. > > I upgraded (from a K2/100) to K3/P3 a month ago or so and really enjoy > it. But I don't have your local situation. My one active nearby ham > uses a K3/P3/KPA500/KAT500 -- and I've now upgraded to match him :-) > > 73, Phil > > On 4/5/14, 8:58 AM, David Cole wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Can anyone point me at some resources to better understand why I want a > > K3, as opposed to keeping my Icom 756 Pro III? I am considering the > > purchase of a K3/100, I saw a presentation on it at our club meeting, > > liked what I saw very much and would like to get more input from people > > actually using the rig. > > > > I am doing the due diligence part of a new rig purchase here, and am > > looking for just about any input regarding the K3. > > > > So far I have spent a number of hours looking at everything on the net I > > can find for the rig. > > > > What initially caught my eye is the blocking specs... Something like > > 140 db! I have 4 active hams living within 1/2 mile of me, and while > > the Pro III works well, I can tell from de-sense that others are on when > > one of them operates. The band scope of the PRO III will show an > > increased base line across the entire scope... All 4 run a KW. > > > > The blocking specs alone may be enough to force the switch, but, I am > > wondering if anyone has gotten a K3 running with MixW, how easy is it to > > point and click tune the rig via a PC interface, etc., do you like the > > rig, etc. If you have used a 756 PRO III, and switched to the K3, I > > would be very interested in contacting you via phone to discuss your > > thoughts on the K3. > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
