Read the reviews and make a list of your own pros and cons. In addition to the usual transmitter and receiver performance items, include things like:
* Cost of repair (modules vs. the whole rig being sent). * Company management involvement in reflector discussions, customer problems, and customer feature requests. * The overall quality of the design and support teams assembled by the company. * The sense of excitement expressed by people who were just waiting for their equipment to be shipped. * The ease and simplicity of uploading new software revisions. * Physical size and weight. * The predicted level of support that will be available years from now. I was honestly trying not to be biased towards the K3 but that's impossible at this point. (And, after all, this IS the Elecraft reflector). Joseph M. Durnal wrote: > > I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu > FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now > my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. > > I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be > a great time to test both rigs and see which I like better. > > I could probably get a small premium for it if I sold it > > I could probably sell the FT-2000D and get most of what I paid for it > back. > > Decisions, Decisions. > > Comments from the peanut gallery? > > 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/What-to-do-with-my-K3-tp18040691p18043708.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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
