Tom:
Since you've not been on HF before, I recommend that you make sure
your K3s is as robust as you can make it in terms of RF capability,
and leave off the frills until you've been on the air for a while and
know what you like. At the beginning, you want contacts to come
easy. I do a fair amount of QRP, but I've been on HF for
decades. At the beginning, when I fumbled around a lot (people would
argue I fumble around now ;-)), it would have been nice to have a rig
that made up for my fumbling.
For this reason, I suggest that you get the 100 watt PA and the auto
antenna tuner (it's very fast, efficient and easy to use) and nothing
else. I agree with the earlier poster who said that, although the
400 or 500hz roofing filter is nice (I have the 500hz), the DSP does
fine unless you're in a contest environment. Given your antenna
system, you'll find that this setup will get you plenty of contacts
with a relative degree of ease.
I wouldn't bother with the general coverage receiver
filter. Shortwave listening was a lot of fun when I was a kid but
today, I find myself doing none of it. So I have never missed that
filter. As for the 2 meter option, I don't have it in mine, since I
have a fully capable FT-736R that I use for satellite work. However,
I'd focus on making your K3s functional for HF before you decide to
make it functional on VHF (I realize the K3s has 6 meter capability).
Good luck and hope to see you on the air.
73 de Bernie, KF0QS, K3s/100 sn 10323
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