Jer, re "a soon to be future owner of a K3S":
Sounds like you soon will transition to being a
future owner of a K3S :-)
My thoughts. First I have a K3 fully configured,
including the new synth board, and have no plans
to go to a K3S.
It seems to me that currently the K3S will not do
much more than a K3 with the new synth board (in
particular!) and perhaps some of the other options
of the K3S.
But the future may show something different. I
suspect there may be future K3S enhancements which
are not compatible with the K3. Only Elecraft can
possibly know if that is true, but I suspect that
will be the case.
At this point my K3 does all I need in a
main-station transceiver. So I'm standing pat.
73, Phil W7OX
On 9/10/15 7:32 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I'm a soon to be future owner of a K3S. My logic of getting a new K3S vs a pre-owned K3
was primarily driven by the USB interface and wanting the "newer" version. I
paid a premium for that decision but had the cash in hand. Personally were it me who
owned a K3 the decision to upgrade vs sell/buy comes down to my cashflow and wants. I
personally don't see a huge difference between a fully upgraded K3 over a K3S. The
advantage of having the K3 is you can incrementally do the updates.
The question I'd ask is what does the K3S do that your K3 doesn't that you want?
That doesn't directly answer your question but I hope that helps. If you have
the cash then keep your K3 as a backup and get the K3S as your primary :D
Jer
AE4PB, K3S SN# TBA soon!!
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Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:33 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 or K3S: Whadayathink?
Hi All,
I’m the owner of a 7½ year old K3 fitted with a sub-receiver, DVR, TCXO option,
100W PA, Auto-tuner and probably too many IF filters (as I have belatedly
discovered).
I added the two new KSYN3A boards back in the spring which has produced an
excellent improvement to both receivers….then a few weeks after that Elecraft
announces the K3S….grrrrrr
My K3 has been updated with all the hardware mods. Its appearance is like new.
So far it has given me flawless service though not at all stressed (no
contesting, field days, SOTA, motocross mobile, lending to friends, pawn shops,
etc.)
Here’s my dilemma. Do I keep it and retrofit what I can as new K3S options
become available? Do I sell it outright (along with a lot of other stuff to
raise the $$) and buy a completely new, comparable K3S or do I buy a new
bare-bones K3S-10 and transplant the options I can from my older K3 to a new
K3S?
There’s a big $$ consideration in this decision. But first, I am interested in
opinions on any K3S performance improvements.
For those of you who have gone from a K3 to a K3S, I would be interested in
your observations and opinions of the following:
1. Does the new K3S DSP board significantly improve the audio coming out
external speakers?
2. Aside from new attenuator steps, what improvements do you notice
improvement with the revised main RF board? I’m really curious about this as
it’s the biggest piece of the K3 that cannot be updated.
3. Aside from a new ATU bypass relay, is there any different performance
with the KAT3A auto-tuner?
4. Aside from new PA devices, any noticeable changes/improvements to the
100w PA?
5. Is the only thing revised in the KRX3A sub-receiver the addition of the
new KSYN3A board?
The KIO3B, KXV3B and KBPF3A upgrades are of lesser importance to me in this
decision process because of my operating style.
BTW, I liked the old K3 bezel appearance better than the K3S especially after I
had my K3 bezel custom engraved by WB2ART (just razzing you Wayne).
I’d be interested in hearing about your experiences and/or opinions on the
above.
To keep the mail volume low, perhaps replying to me off list would be best.
[email protected] I’ll let you decide on how to proceed.
Thanks and 73 de N1LQ-Dave
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