Realize that in the 2010 ARRL Handbook that the K3 took TOP honors in the QRP catagory, TOP honors in the under $2000 catagory, and TOP honors in the over $2000 catagory, ALL THREE CATAGORIES.
73, de Jim KG0KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3 >I agree Bob. The Flex 5K is a nice radio. I "had" one myself for a > brief time. It really comes down to user preference as with all things. > > Of course you cannot beat the K3's receiver performance so that you > cannot dispute. But if someone is so hung up on computers then it is > not a bad option for them. The main things I did not like about them > were.... > 1. I just don't want to rely on a computer being so vulnerable to > problems. If you have a computer problem then you have a radio problem > too. With any other radio a computer problem does not induce problems > with the radio. > > 2. Just did not like the UI having to bounce back and forth in a > contest situation between the logging program and the radio window. Too > cumbersome. > > 3. While the CW performance was improved it was still nothing close to > the K3. > > 4. Too many child programs you had to run in addition to PWRSDR for it > to do certain things. And while they did work, it was just one more > ingredient in the pie where something could go wrong. > > Chow... > > 73 > Greg > AB7R > > > On 2/19/2010 4:07 AM, Bob Naumann wrote: >> Let's be reasonable though - the Flex is not a piece of junk just because >> it's in second place on the Sherwood list. >> >> There's a whole lot of good radios behind the two of them further down >> the >> list. >> >> I think this W9OY, because of his obvious pro-Flex bias, should be given >> the >> same respect as W2OY was in the "olde days". (He was the "CQ CQ, no kids, >> no >> lids, no space cadets" guy). >> >> W5OV >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hector Padron >> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:01 AM >> To: juergen >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3 >> >> W9OY says: >> "Elecraft had their little answer to the pan adapter, what a joke. It was >> a >> little screen maybe 9" and made the radio look like a toy. The quality of >> the display was horrible" >> >> What can you expect from a Flex radio user,they all will attack our >> K3's,they all will critize our radios,they feel those Flex radios are >> the >> best in the world and nothing will be better for them,its a human nature >> to >> defend what we have but I would ask them, why Sherwood lab has the K3 on >> top >> of the list and then the "Flex 5000 takes second place? I will ask them >> to >> answer that simple question. >> >> AD4C >> >> "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" >> >> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, juergen<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> From: juergen<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3 >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 10:04 AM >> >> >> >> Hi Julian >> >> >> Looks like a jealous Flexradio fan. >> >> So many Flexradio users have PC problems and hangups. I would not go near >> this concept. At least if you plug the P3 in it wont hangup. You >> certainly >> wont have to spend months seeking out a good motherboard that wont >> cause >> hangups or stutter. >> >> I dont see Agilent bringing out test instruments with a PC for the main >> interface. They dont do this for for very good and valid reasons. Ham >> radios are exactly the same in nature, they need a front panel with knobs >> and buttons. >> >> I dont mind using my Perseus for casual monitoring and testing tasks, >> however when tuning the bands for a long period of time I just shut the >> thing off and use a real VFO knob. Its the most efficient device ever >> invented for tuning, its the equivalent of the wheel for ham radio! We >> all >> know there's little point in reinventing the wheel! >> >> Hail the VFO Knob! >> >> John >> >> >> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Julian, G4ILO<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> From: Julian, G4ILO<[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 1:11 AM >>> >>> W9OY comments on the P3 panadapter in his blog: >>> >>> >> http://w9oy-sdr.blogspot.com/2010/02/orlando-hamcation-2010-plus-f3k-post.ht >> ml >> >>> . [Apoplexy alert: he doesn't say anything nice.] >>> >>> ----- >>> Julian, G4ILO. 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