a counterpoint; I used to have an IC-7800; great rig... I bought a K3 as a second rig... started using it and to my surprise, it was superior in a few ways (primarily diversity reception on the low bands); using it I only missed the panoramic display. Got the P3, and that was superior.
Conclusion? I ended up selling the IC-7800, buying another K3 and improved my antenna farm with the proceeds. Net result for me was a better station. Since then I have added a KX3 and after using it a while, sold one of the K3; it is just hard to beat a K3, and the KX3 is a close second and portable to boot. Gotta love Elecraft. (yes, I drank the cool-ade). --73 de Dave, W5SV On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > > I personally don't like that sculpted look, I like the No nonsense look of > the K3.Some of the flashy ones are downright goofy looking (those radios > look like toys). > > That being said. I have no regrets with the K3, it's a nice radio and does > what I need it to do. > > I've spent a lot more with Elecraft than I originally planned, much of > that is due to their service after the sale. > I really don't mind spending money with a company knowing they will stand > behind their product. > > > > > From: Al Lorona <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2015 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse > on a K3/K3S purchase? > > This is true for some people, but many folks can't get past the looks of a > rig. > > A "well-known" ham in Nevada likes to get on 75 meters and when the > subject of the K3 he once owned (for just a few days) comes up, he loves to > retell the reasons why he got rid of it. "It looked like it was put > together with chewing gum," -- which is his way of saying that the cabinet, > knobs and lights don't have that cool, sculpted, flashy look. For a lot of > appliance operators, these things are very important. "Eye candy," I think > they call it. > > > > > > >> There comes a time when you realize that Functionality is better than > flash. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
