Let me just add my 'Amen' to Dave's comments. I went from an IC-756 Pro III to a K3 in 2012 and now run the full K-Line.
For me, the K3 is the best rig I've run in my 47 years on the air, and my only regret is that I didn't get a K3 sooner. -- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - "It's about DX!" > On Aug 3, 2015, at 8:14 AM, David Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jerry, > > I don't regret selling my 756 PRO III, and replacing it with the K3 one > bit! > > The K3 is a much more versatile rig. Not as pretty as the old Pro III, > (not as large either, which is a plus), but I don't really care about > pretty, I care about performance, and I have an entire new layer of > stations I hear now, that I did not with the Pro III... > > Also, there are so many ways to configure the radio you will be able to > configure it for what ever your needs are... Here is a few examples... > > The K3 allows for setting the TUNE output level. I have an auto tuner. > That tuner needs less than 100 watts to trigger autotune. I have an > ALS-1306 amp, I set the TUNE level on the K3 to be 3 watts. That 3 > watts drives the tuner via the ALS-1306 Amp with enough power from the > ALS-1306 to force the tuner into retune mode if above 1.7:1. Thus I get > the equivalent of a tuner connected to the radio TUNE button, and do so > without any extra cables... Single button tuning of the AMP, and the > tuner, all in under 10 seconds. > > Most settings are per band, so I configure things, for each band, and > mode, and when I return the configurations return for each band/mode... > > I thought the P3 was just a frill, it is not... I removed it for a bit > to test some radio control hardware I am working on, and almost lost my > mind without it, I did not have a picture of the band in my head anymore > without the P3... > > So, no, I never looked back after selling the Pro III. Prior to the > change over for me, I sat both rigs on the desk, and A/B compared them > for a week, using the exact same antennas, before I sold the Pro III, I > had expected to test for a month to make my decision, it took only a > week to decide. > > I was ready and willing to sell the K3 if it was not significantly > better, I have the K3, and not the Icom now! > > I have a ham 700 feet away from me, and when he runs his K3 and his KW > Henry amp, I can't tell he is on if I am 20 KHz away... The PRO III > desensed on his signal, across the entire band, if he was on SSB, and I > wan on CW, I could see, and hear it... So again, I am so very happy I > have the K3 I would never go back. If you want to see exactly how wide > the is looking at at 2 watts from 700 feet away see: > > http://nk7z.net/wiki/elecraft-k3-macros/elecraft-k3-xlr-to-radio/elecraft-k3-new-synthesizer/ > > I did a compare of the old and new Synthesizers, and as an aside, it > will show you just how tight the K3 really is in strong signal > conditions. > > I have four hams within a half mile of me. I really can't tell if they > are on, unless I get very close in frequency, (like under 10 KHz.), or > see them on the P3. > > My only complaint about the rig is the dynamic range in the audio > section... If I have the AGC off, and one of my neighbors comes up > within my passband, my ears get nailed big time... There needs to be an > audio limiter on my rig... > > Macro programming is nice, you can pretty much do anything you want with > the rig via Macros... I have macros that totally set up my rig based on > the mode I select via software. If I select RTTY, using MixW, the > macros fires for MODE START, and the radio is switched into DATA/RTTY > mode, transmit levels levels set, monitor levels set, etc, all > automatic. I almost never touch the radio now, but to tune, or adjust > RF/Audio levels. When I switch to PSK the same thing happens only for > PSK. So nope, I am happy as can be with the rig... Have fun, I am with > my K3! > > -- > Thanks and 73's, > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: > www.nk7z.net > > For MixW support see; > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info > For Dopplergram information see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info > For MM-SSTV see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info > > >> On Mon, 2015-08-03 at 08:59 -0400, Jerry Moore wrote: >> Just asking. It's a lot of money but appears to be a lot of radio. It's not >> as flashy as some. >> >> >> >> Just a lot to think about as I save up. >> >> Jer >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
