I certainly agree with Jim about liking light weight radios. I
take my K3 out 2 or 3 times a year, and being able to easily
carry it is very welcome. My KX3 is a perfect airplane rig.
But the real advantage of the radios, and the K3 in particular,
is their modular construction. When the K3S came out it was
possible to gain most of the advantages of K3S by upgrading a
K3. Keeping up with advances in the art is not only cheaper,
it's fun installing updates.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 8/28/16 at 11:35 AM, [email protected] (Jim Brown) wrote:
No product is perfect, but perfection usually comes with
increased cost. N7WS has found issues with some products,
including his K3, and I've found issues as well. When I was a
kid growing up in WV in the '50s, I didn't know anyone who
could afford Collins gear, but I saw a lot of Heathkit,
Hallicrafters, Hammerlund, Globe, and Viking. One of the great
thing about Elecraft is that the gear is as good as it is at
far lower cost than competitive products that cost a lot more.
And I really love their design concept that a bigger heavier
radio is not a better radio. I am SO happy to have those huge
FT1000MPs gone from my operating desk. :)
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