Just to say that this will be my first Elecraft kit - I think with modern SM technology, Elecraft had no choice but to go the direction they have. If they didn't use SMD, they wouldn't be a contender or the K3 would have been the size of my refrigerator in order to get all the functionality!
And fwiw, one reason I was previously looking at the FT-2000 instead of a K2 was the build time (other were DSP and second tuner etc). The K3 changed all that - has in fact beaten it. I'm still a new ham, but I think Elecraft got the flexibility of the FT-2000 with the features (true 2nd Rx) of the FT-9000 for a fraction of the price. Besides, I've ordered a XV144 too, so I'll get some serious building in as well :-) -- An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of money, and hide them in a hole, which a cat observing, asked, "Why he would hoard up those round shining things that he could make no use of?" "Why," said the jackdaw, "my master has a whole chestfull, and makes no more use of them that I do." -Jonathan Swift, satirist (1667-1745) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
