> The small size is a (minor) consideration in my choice. > It will be used in our RV six months out of each year, > as is/was my K2.
I wasn't going to contribute to the noise, but with people questioning the relative importance of size I wanted to add one voice in favor of small. I work from home. I have two computers under my desk and two monitors on top. My "shack" is an area about 24" wide and 24" deep on one of the arms of my wrap-around desk. My K3 will be under my K2 which is under my K1 which is under my KX1. The only reason (ONLY reason) I don't own any cool vintage Collins equipment (which was made here in Cedar Rapids and is where I used to work) is because I don't have room for it. I know I'm the only one to whom size matters. We all have different reasons, I'm sure, but I'm willing to bet that size, weight, appearance, cost, and other "superficial" issues are at least as important, if not more important, to many of us than are receiver sensitivity, band stacking registers, roofing filters, and other features and performance issues. To make supposedly "objective" observations about the relative merits of any one feature or benefit of the K3 or any radio is to be myopic at best and narcissistic at worst. Craig NZ0R _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
