A two-box solution would look neat. Certainly a technological Tour de Force for Elecraft.
But the STAR really is a STEREO device. I never use it without SFX turned on. You DO turn your SFX on, don't you? I have a homebrew 2x20W amp and two bookshelf speakers that I use with the K3. So would there be a matching separate speaker cabinet made available? I run my station off a bank of 2V wetcells in series, the kind that provide backup power in a telephone company substation, with a 20A "smart charger". I'd have no use for the power supply. So my P3, IF it was offered in the configuration of no audio amp, speaker or power supply would be largely empty. I'm not stupid, I REALIZE "that's your problem/choice". But keep in mind that power supplies, audio amps, and speakers approach being commodities, as well as being specialties of their own. And although my batteries are a little odd, there are obviously folks who are running their K3 off an old Astron supply and dreaming of the day they have enough bucks to order the second receiver. And have their own speakers...maybe shared with other rigs. Packing everything into one "accessory" box violates some of the traditional modularity and expandability of the K3 and create an accessory that tends to exclude those who don't have money to burn? Bill - W7AAZ ______________________________________________________________ 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
