The K3 would still be a better radio with advanced technology. I came from a Flex 5000 and am hooked on SDR and so happy I can control my K3 that way. If I'd never experienced SDR, I wouldn't know the difference. Isn't it sweet to be able to do as you wished?
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 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: Wes Stewart [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 8:45 PM To: Phil LaMarche Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3 And if you had a naked K3 without an LP-Pan how would they compare? --- On Sat, 4/3/10, Phil LaMarche <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Phil LaMarche <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3 > To: [email protected], "'Grant Youngman'" <[email protected]> > Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 6:39 PM > > I just sent my K3 back to have the 144 module installed and asked that > all hardware mod's be made to bring it up to the current serial > number. I'll have it back Tuesday. That's what make Elecraft so > great. S/W mod's take care of them self from you station. While the > K3 was gone, I used a friends 775DSP. Nice radio but hated it. > Spinning the dial and not knowing what's on the band. With my LP_PAN, > it's so simple and easy to operate. I've owned this radio for 3 years > and that's the longest I've ever owned a radio and I've had them all. > It's not going away. > > 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 > W9DVM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:22 PM > To: Grant Youngman > Cc: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3 > > Grant, > > I don't think the point is to kill the used market. If I were to see a > used > K3 priced a bit below the price I am willing to pay for > *my* K3 and the > options I want - I certainly would be tempted, but if there were > options that I did not want included with the used K3, I still would > not be willing to pay more than a new K3 that is configured with my > particular option set. > > On top of that, I would build my own, it is not much work, so I would > only be willing to consider the kit price. > > In other words, the present owner would have to sell it below the kit > price of my preferred K3 configuration, and I would further discount > my offering price if it were not upgraded to the latest level. It is > a value vs. price consideration. An older upgraded K3 is just as good > as a brand new one - there are no "hidden mods", but the mods may have > been added using leaded components (as instructed) while the changes > on the > K3 line have been implemented with SMD - the functionality is the same > and you can't tell the difference from the outside of the box. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Grant Youngman wrote: > > So .. I guess the point of this thread is to kill the > used market for the > K3. That's seems a bit like pointing a gun at once's own head. > > > > Obviously if some guy has attempted to do > hardware mods with a Black > Beauty soldering iron or a blow torch and a pair of vice grips you > have a problem. Or if he had to use a rubber hammer to seat the front > panel board, because it "just wouldn't fit right"?That's true of any > radio, from a 75A-1 to a K3. But for all purposes, a low serial K3 > with the appropriate mods and updates done is the same radio as a new > one. > > > > It seems as though perhaps I should dump my own 2K > serial K3 and just buy > a new one? Since the new ones are better? Huh? > > > > > > Grant/NQ5T > > > > > > On Apr 3, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jeff Herr wrote: > > > > > >> Older isn't better! > >> > >> > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2787 - > Release Date: > > 04/03/10 02:32:00 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
