Hi Joshua, I recommend the ATU. Very handy for wire and vertical antennas in the field, and for non-resonant antennas at your home QTH.
The MH3 (shown as H3 on the KX3 page) is an accessory, but not included. You would have to order it separately, as with the ATU. Many KX3 ops prefer the kit. Building the kit shows you how the KX3 fits together and there is an excellent theory of operations section in the owner's manual that you should read. It's a good idea to know your equipment inside-out, imho. I own and operate an early KX3, and its performance constantly surprises me, especially in field conditions. I use the KX3 (mostly) away from the home QTH. However, it is a full-featured and very capable base station rig as well. See http://www.sherweng.com/table.html for the KX3's receiver ratings. 73, matt W6NIA On Mon, 19 May 2014 01:04:40 -0400, you wrote: >So I'm thinking about ordering a KX3, and adding on the antenna tuner. I >see that the microphone is listed as an accessory. Is the microphone >included in the kit, or is it an "optional" item? > >The more I learn about Elecraft, the more I am leaning toward the purchase >of a rig in a kit that I can build... > > >73, >Joshua Gould >K8WXA >______________________________________________________________ >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 >Message delivered to [email protected] Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
