I would certainly send my K3 to Elecraft for the 200 watt upgrade. I'm using a IC-775DSP from a friend while my K3 is back to the factory for the 2 meter mod and what a difference in signal reports. I have a 70 ft tower next to a lake and if I had 200 watts, I wouldn't need a linear. I'm breaking pile ups with first or second call. 100 watts takes a little longer. Honestly, I was shocked. Using the K3 to drive my AL80B, I only use 500 watts max and that is a waste of money.
Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 #1605 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lstavenhagen Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FT-5000 Well I dunno. From looking at the specs on the website, I can't see that the FT-5000 is going to offer anything over and above what you can get with the K3, really. At least nothing off the top of my head that would justify the extra cost. The only feature I see appearing on more rigs that I'd say Elecraft might want to look into is the 200W final amp. This is nice because, IMO, - it reduces the need to go kilowatt with an outboard amp. True it's only a doubling of the typical 100W output, but you can go for quite a while longer without having to invest in a KW. - more headroom for high-duty cycle modes like the digital modes. I.e. you can go 100% duty-cycle at higher power levels than with a 100W final. - very very cushy duty on the final when you are driving an amplifier, particularly one of the older dual 3-500Z amps which can require quite a bit of drive to get to full power. You can run that higher drive level into it all day long without having to be flat out or close to it like you sometimes are with a 100W final into one of the "boat anchors". It's probably a relatively low investment in R&D and parts, etc., for Elecraft to implement too (tho maybe the size might be a problem in the K3?). That'd be my suggestion as far as a good bang/buck investment Elecraft could make. The claimed IP3 performance of the 5000 is pretty good indeed, but I'll believe it when I see it. Like I said a lot of these boxes are still trying to match the K2 as far as performance hi hi. 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/FT-5000-tp4052723p4639973.html Sent from the [HAM] 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
