Absolutely no regrets here!
I have two friends and fellow hams that are often chasing the same DX stations that I am in split CW pileups. One is three miles away and the other, with a super station, is about 10 miles away. My primary radio before purchasing my first K3 in 2011 was an FT-1000. My friends signals, while outside of the pass band of the FT-1000's CW filter, would pound the FT-1000's AGC and make it difficult to copy the DX station we were chasing, especially on the low bands where we are all using omnidirectional antennas. Before ordering my K3, I test drove an IC-7800 for 40 days and the effect on the AGC was diminished, but still quite noticeable when we were in a pileup together. Now, with a 400 Hz filter in my K3, the only way I know we are in a pileup together is when I see them on the P3. I like the K3 so much that I bought a second one for Field Day and other portable events so that I don't have to tear apart my home station every time I want to operate portable with a K3.
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