Yeah Don That is what I was just thinking. This group is a bunch of middle aged business owners who were feed with a silver spoon. I brought up used equipment and was told they buy only the best. Then we all walked out to the parking lot and my Toyota truck was surrounded by $50,000 trucks. Hihi. Okay they got the money but was wanting to teach a more hands on ham.
We start antennas this week so hopefully they will want to make them. One guy already had a company come out and install a 50 foot tower on his farm/ranch. Thanks Gerald. On Jun 16, 2014 5:34 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerald, > > I believe the KX3 is the better general choice for new hams. They can get > it in kit form so they can have the pride of making it themselves, even > though there is no soldering. > > For those who are experienced with soldering as well as properly following > written instructions, and really want to solder their kit together from > thru-hole components, the K2 is an excellent choice. > > Yes, the price difference is minimal and the extra features offered by the > KX3 (data modes, FM, AM, dual receive, etc.) make it more flexible than the > K2. > > If the new ham wants only a basic CW QRP transceiver, then the K2 price is > much lower. > > The other point to be made is that the cost of expanding the K2 to a 100 > watt transceiver is less than a KX3 with the KXPA3 and KXAT3. > For a 100 watt transceiver, the basic K3/100 and KX3 with KXPA100 are > priced within the same ballpark, so you may want to add the K3 to your list > of suggestions. > > New hams may not have resonant antennas, so an antenna tuner may be an > asset. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 6/16/2014 5:53 PM, KC6CNN wrote: > >> I have been training new hams to pass their test and get licensed. >> During one of the classes we looked at my rigs K3, KX3, K2, Drake TR-4. >> I was telling them how proud they would feel having built their own rigs >> and >> that the K2 was a good radio. It is hard to push the K2 to them when the >> price difference is so minimal between the K2 and the KX3. The KX3 also >> has >> so many more features that it is hard to get them to put that a side for >> the >> pride in making it themselves. >> What would you guys suggest? >> Features verses the pride in making it yourself. Price difference is >> minimal. >> Thanks >> Gerald - KC6CNN >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
