All I know is: 1. I have zero IMD in real life with the K3 used at my QTH. I could not say this about any other radio used during a contest.
2. From QST Product Review (c): CW Choices New with the FLEX-5000A is a real keyer plus provisions for CW keyboarding, CW memories, dot-to-dash ratio and waveform shaping. Even so, CW operation was a somewhat less enjoyable experience than SSB. While the manufacturer claims the FLEX-5000A is capable of full-break-in (QSK) CW, most CW aficionados would call it "near QSK." If another station can't break you with a single dit while you're sending, it's not true QSK. No QSK? For me, kiss it goodbye...it's a no-starter. I am NOT a "phone guy." 3. Nothing is so "natural" for the human interface as a knob...or several of them. A mouse? Yuck...good for the computer which has 2D navigation, but not much else. And even a mouse now comes standard with a knob (scroll wheel). Would you want to drive you car with a mouse or knob (steering wheel)? For 1D navigation, knobs are VFB. No wonder Flex offers an external knob as an option. So...do you want to have a line up of external knobs on your desk top (not your computer desktop) - one for VFO A, one for VFO B, one for RIT/XIT, one for......? de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ 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
