Please...please excuse me for being overly simplistic.. but, I just cannot help myself ! :) Shane, your questions and bewilderment are certainly understandable... but, think of it this way...
a 1-inch solid cube of lead might cost a few dollars... a 1-inch hollow cube of gold might cost several hundred dollars... The gold sure does look nice... but which one would you rather have as a paper weight ? 73, Joe - W1AIU Shane White wrote: >> That's it, I'm going to ask the silly question. >> >> How can the K3's receiver outperform that of the Icom IC-7800 and Yaesu >> FTDX9000? These two radios cost in excess of $11,000 and weigh in at over >> 25Kg (55lbs)! The K3 costs about $2000 and weighs about 4Kg (8.5lbs). Yes >> the K3 is deficient of a screen, internal PSU and some knobs but why on >> earth is there such a difference in price and weight? Given this, how can >> the K3's receiver outperform these other radios? >> >> These questions keep bugging me. Those glossy Yaesu and Icom brochures >> certainly don't help! _______________________________________________ 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
