Hi Dave
Minor differences of a few Db here and there does not mean much in the real
world for most operators. Considering how perfect the ADAT radio is in all
aspects of its design, any criticism just seems like jealous nitt-picking.
I have been wanting to buy a K3 now since its release, which is almost two
years now. However I am unwilling to invest in a product that is essentially
unfinished.
Its been almost two years now and the radio still has missing features and
functions. While I admire those who staunchly defend Elecraft and their own
love of the K3, I do want something thats 100% out of the box with all
features working. The P3 is another case in point how long will it take before
its as good as say the Yaesu DMU, 2 years as well?
The ADAT appears to be a finished product, all its core features have been
delivered with excellent styling and engineering. I dont know how so many can
be so critical of this well designed radio. It has a perfect receiver,
transmitter, S-meter, CW keying sidebands and probably the worlds best IMD
performance from a transmitter. It really delivers a knockout blows against the
K3. These several key feature advantages over the K3 would be attractive to
more operators than few Db in receiver performance. If Ulrich Rhode N1UL owns
one, it says a lot about the radios design excellence!
Anyway if I had to choose today between buying a K3 or an ADAT I would probably
buy the ADAT, which I only found out about from reading this list! I dont see
how the K3 could be improved to feature match the ADAT, it would take a new
design from Elecraft.
73, John
The electrical specs of this radio may not be as "good" as the K3 or other
radios for that matter but, you can't ignore the construction of this radio.
It looks like it is using mil-spec construction techniques, which isn't cheap
to implement.
If the Elecraft radios had an option to purchase thicker aluminum panels, which
shouldn't be a real expensive option, it would give it the feel of something
that will be a $4k+ radio (with options). Although we may not like the Asian
brands, it's pretty tough to ignore what a sub $1k radio gives you in terms of
mechanical construction techniques.
Dave
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