It would hard to improve on the K3s's performance in a similar size package. I would not want touch screen and a spectrum scope would probably increase the size. A good thing to have would be predistotion to improve tx IMD.
John N1JM Elecraft mailing list wrote > At Pacificon 2017 eighteen months ago, I pressed one of the Elecraft sales > people very hard about a K4 introduction. He admitted that they are > working on the K4, but would not say anything about timing or > content/performance. > > Remember that Elecraft worked on the KPA1500 for 10+ years before it was > introduced. It could easily be 5 years before we see a K4. > > In the meantime, the K3s line is still by far the best amateur radio > system in the world from the perspective of combined performance, > flexibility, and value. Why would you want a K4? For the eye candy and > convenience of a big, full color, touch screen display? So that you can > feel good about having an RF-sampled SDR that provides little to no > improvement in real world, useable, performance? > So you can brag about "Pure Signal" distortion compensated transmission? > Because you want access to the receiver I and Q channels? > > I am tired of discussing a potential K4. If you need the best new station > at the best value, buy a K3s line. I made that decision 12 months ago. > I find it hard to lust after any other equipment now. > > > W9DBR > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ 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
