I sincerely doubt you will regret the purchase, Jer. I recently acquired a used K3, pretty well stocked, from a friend who upgraded to the K3S. The Rx section is better than most every other rig I have used, including the legacy Flex radios and most Yaesu. In my case, where I have high environmental noise levels, the K3 NB does better than what I had raved about with my Flex'es. And it's NB is less prone to being pumped by nearby strong signals. IF DX and contests are your thing, you will not regret the expenditure.
You have options: 1. Buy used, well equipped; 2. Buy used, barebones, and add features as you see fit over time (this is a real bonus); 3. Buy a new Kit with features you MUST have and add others later; 4. Buy new, factory assembled with features you MUST have and add others later. List *your* requirements to meet *your* operating needs and proceed from there to decide what options NEED to be in your K3/K3S. There are few rigs available that are modular, allowing us to add capability as our needs/usage changes. And, Yes, it is a lot of radio in a nice, compact package. And that was a MUST in my case. (Oh, and flash does not contacts make!) 73 --- Ted WA3AER K3 Newb ------------------------------ Original message: Message: 16 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 08:59:05 -0400 From: "Jerry Moore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse on a K3/K3S purchase? Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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]
