Or, to make an analogy more along the lines of manufactured products...
What has better performance? A 10-ton Mack truck or a 1500-lb F1 Ferrari?
That said, there are ergonomic considerations that may be compromised in
the smaller design (as they are in the Ferrari).
73,
Dave KQ3T
Joe Stofko wrote:
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!
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