Well, this is interesting! I'm agonizing over this very issue. I have K2 #337, built in late 1999, that has served me extremely well. I have always watched this reflector, so I was one of the first non-field test people to notice Wayne's announcement of the K3. Then I read every word about it, including the manuals, and saved my pennies (and quarters and dollars!) until I was able to order one last year, taking delivery of K3/10 #2006 in late October. I have been delighted with it, both performance wise and operationally. I've downloaded all the beta firmware releases and never had any issue with them that wasn't taken care of within about 24 hours of the beta release.
I operated SSCW and then ARRL DX CW with the K3 and that's when I began to have some doubts about whether the K3 is for me or not. Running QRP during these contests with simple wire antennas, I found that I couldn't usually be heard through all the QRM by anybody who wasn't S8-9 at my QTH. That means that the outstanding features of the K3 receiver weren't doing me much good in those circumstances. In a more normal situation of working a weak station with little or no QRM, I believe the K2 does just as well as the K3 for me. So I've about decided that the K3 is just not a cost effective solution for my style of operating. I really love it, but I just can't justify keeping both it and my venerable K2! I'm seriously bonded with the K2, so I'm on the verge of offering my K3 for sale. But it hurts to even consider it :-( 73, Randy, KS4L ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
