I had a chance to get a pretty good look at the Icom 7700 at Dayton this
year. Also, a friend of mine who has one (and also has a K3) gave me a
pretty good demo of the 7700's features. I must say, the 7700 is
impressive. Big beautiful display, and lots of very interesting bells and
whistles. It's not hard to see why many folks gravitate towards a radio
like this. Interestingly, when I asked the Icom reps there what, besides
only having one RX, was the difference between the 7700 and the 7800, they
universally responded "not much"! I haven't studied the 7700's performance
ratings, but apparently they are not nearly as good as the K3. But there
are numerous features on the 7700 that will really tempt you--much of them
are associated with that nice, big display. It was easy to see the
advantage the 7700 has over most Yaesu radios--much simpler menu access,
etc. Clearly the K3 can't fill everyone's want list, but I'm still pretty
happy with my choice. A 7700 (or maybe even a 7800) might be nice to have,
but I still think my K3 does 95% of what I really want and need. And I love
the fact that I can just pick my K3 up and move it around with ease. You
won't be doing that with the 7700! It's really apples and oranges, and each
rig has advantages as well as gaps. But I think from a purely performance
standpoint, you just can't get much better than the K3. There are plenty of
nice extras on the K3 to remind you that it isn't just another ordinary
radio. But picking one over the other will be a real dilemma for some
folks. The only way to solve that problem is to get both, like my friend
did!
Dave W7AQK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Serwy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Shane White'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:09 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns
Maybe you need to ask Icom and Yaesu why they charge so much for their
rigs.
Bob Serwy - N9RS
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane White
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns
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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