David, Just checked out your QTH -- with your 7 area call sign I was wondering if you were nearby. Well, Eugene is not that nearby for a casual trip over. I am in Kirkland, WA.
A friend of mine lives in that area and maybe you know of him. His name is Riley and his call sign is W7RIL. We both took our Novice tests together back in 1966 (North Bend, Oregon). When I was considering a K3, I asked for volunteers on the Elecraft e-mail list to host a visit for me to try a K3 up close. I got dozens of replies and visited three different guys who had K3s -- even though after playing with the first K3 on my first visit I was sold. I ordered my K3 about a week later after I figured out exactly what I wanted to order. If you order a K3, make sure you read the Wayne and Eric note on their website about choosing filters. Even though I got advice from others on the filters, I think I could have done better. In fact, I will be buying another filter soon (either the 200 or the 250 Hz filter, my narrowest right now is 400 Hz). 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 5, 2014, at 8:58 AM, David Cole <d...@nk7z.net> 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. > > -- > Support better RFI reporting practices, please sign this petition: > at Whitehouse.gov > > http://wh.gov/lpz5Y > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 phys...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
