<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I've always been a no-frills type when it comes to rigs, so it's hard for me to see the appeal of the fancier features of the rigs from the Big Three. So it's hard for me to come up with things they offer that Elecraft doesn't that would appeal to me to make me choose theirs rather than Elecraft.
But it strikes me as mostly creature-comforts that make the big rigs appealing rather than just good basic performance. LS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. I agree, it is creature comforts, and the toy factor. I have had the Mark-V since around 2003. For CW, I always preferred the Ten-Tec Corsair and Omni-V. The K3 is an amazing radio, but some don't like the small buttons and knobs. For SSB, all the top end radios are pretty darn good. For CW ops, Elecraft and Ten-Tec are tops. I really think that a lot of Elecraft folks like us are very technical hams, that look at performance first, and bells and whistles second. The IC-7800 and FT-9000 are cool, but for CW they aren't even up to a K2. Hard to swallow for owners of $10K+ rigs, but it is the truth. The real impact of the FT-5000, is it will be a bells and whistles radio from Japan that may well be a great CW rig. That said, I am so pleased with the K3's CW performance, that I just don't even care about the FT-5000 more then it could be a toy to replace the Mark-V, if I fine a cheap one 4 years from now with all the upgrades. :>) -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/FT-5000-tp4052723p4642541.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
