Hi Phil Buying the IC-7300 was definitely a descent 😊.
Barry VK2BJ On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 10:12, Phil Hystad via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > I answered that question two years ago and it cost me about $200. > > I bought a 7300 because I thought it would be a descent backup to my > K-line (K3). Two months after I bought it, I sold it for a net $200 loss. > > I did the test that Don outlines in his message quoted below. I searched > for weak CW stations on my K3 and then switched the antenna over to the > IC-7300 to see if I could pick them up. Not a a precise experiment but I > would > say about half of the weak signals I could hear enough to copy on my K3 > were > not copyable on the IC-7300 and a few of them were not even making an > appearance. This test was all done with my 20-meter dipole near the > resonant > point of the antenna so no tuners were involved for either radio. > > But, that was not the kill-shot for the 7300. The relay clicks on > break-in keying > drove me crazy. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > On Jun 8, 2021, at 4:58 PM, Bert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here is the $ 64.000 question: > > > > Do you think you can work more stations with a K3 vs a 7300 > > everything else being equal, antennas, location, etc.? > > > > Bert VE3NR > > > > > > > > On 2021-06-08 19:52, Ray wrote: > >> > >> Like the Old Saying…… > >> If you cant Hear them You cant Work them………. > >> That is WHY that is a $1000.00 Radio. > >> Good Luck Hunting the DX…… > >> > >> Ray WA6VAB K3 > >> > >> > >> From: Don Wilhelm > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 4:35 PM > >> To: Richard; Elecraft > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10 > >> > >> Richard and all, > >> > >> I have a friend who bought a K3s and then afterward bought an IC-7300. > >> He is a weak signal CW type of guy and reports that there are many weak > >> signals that he could copy on the K3, but were non-existent on the > IC-7300. > >> > >> His reason for buying the IC-7300 had to do with possible "portable" > >> operation. Of course, the K3 is his rig of choice. > >> Yes, he does have the P3 to compliment it. > >> > >> He had operated my K3 with P3 for 2 years at Field Day and found it > >> excellent. He commented that the K3 with the P3 allowed him to work > >> stations "like shooting a fish in a barrel". > >> > >> I know this does not compare the IC-7300 to the FTDX10, but I thought it > >> to be a point of interest to some. > >> > >> I wonder how many will be comparing the K4 to the K3 with on the air > >> experiences. > >> > >> 73, > >> Don W3FPR > >> > >> > >> On 6/8/2021 7:00 PM, Richard wrote: > >>> Assuming you're a casual rawchewer and DXer, if you had an IC-7300 and > an FTDX10 side by side, where would they be pretty much equal, and where > would each outshine the other? > >>> > >>> Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500. > >>> > >>> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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] > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
