K8RDD wrote: > > I fellow said "Elecrafts ergonomics and packaging is not appealing enough > for most people despite its receiver performance. They could fix it by > putting the K3 into a bigger box with a decent front panel and more knobs, > but they wont. They wont because they are listening to the wrong people > who dont have a clue about marketing and who dont understand the psyche of > most everyday hams. Hedging your bets on a small group of hams who turn > their radios maybe 5 times a year while ignoring those who use a radio > probably every second day is not wise." >
That's just one man's opinion, one thing every ham is guaranteed to have. But the assertion that K3 owners hardly ever use their radios makes it a pretty ludicrous opinion. The K3 can't possibly be all things to all people but if it can be done in firmware it certainly tries. However size / ergonomics is one aspect where it can only be one thing or the other. The fact that Elecraft went for a light weight small size package probably does reflect the preferences of its founders, if previous Elecraft models are anything to go by. They wanted to create a high performance radio that could easily be used in the field, as well as at home. I guess they might also have considered that smaller, lower cost radios sell in greater numbers and represent less of a business risk than one that appealed only to those with deep pockets and a very large shack. I certainly would not have bought a K3 if it was $1000 more, twice the size and four times the weight. Yaesu, Icom and Ten-Tec both have a range of products that cater for all needs from the portable operator to the shack-bound top DXers. Note that Kenwood with its smaller range don't make a desktop leviathan either. When Elecraft has been established as long as Yaesu, Icom and Ten-Tec they'll probably have a big desktop model too. ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-how-often-do-you-use-it-tp4279807p4280673.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
