At one time, I sat in front of an FT1000D and felt the same thing. I stopped by a field day setup on Saturday and the FT1000 seemed so "retro". Still a good-good transceiver, but dated.
I didn't like the 500hz filter noise, it's lack of flexibility of bandwidth, or any of the 4 AGC settings. I left thinking "how could they not have ONE K3 at this multi setup"? No - I didn't offer mine. ;-) Oh well, it was a crummy year for band conditions this time and K3 will "shine" this Fall. With the subreceivers unleashed, the full power of K3 will be brought to the table. [Elecraft] K3 - One Heckuva Radio Lee Buller k0wa at swbell.net Sun Jun 29 10:03:44 EDT 2008 Ladies and Gents.... I am sure that you all know this by now....but the K3 is one great radio Field Day was a joy to operate on both CW and SSB. There were stations close in and I never knew they were there. The receiver is fantastic and the transmitter very durable, never giving me any trouble in a "contesting" mode. What else can you say....the K3 beats every rig I've ever owned....and I have had quite a few. Impressed - grateful - astounded - flabbergasted - awestruck as to how the radio performs. It is truly a radio marvel. The highest "art" of design. Lee - K0WA _______________________________________________ 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
