Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-14 Thread Fred Smith
Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:16 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development On 2015-02-13 1:03 PM, Fred Smith wrote: Most all Elecraft gear here as far as radios except for an IC-9100 which there are no replacements for. No Elecraft

[Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Doug Turnbull
Dear OMs, I will follow this thread for a while. It would be nice to know more about the performance enhancement as Johnny Siu has stated. What I am really chuffed about is that Wayne, Eric and company are enhancing a radio which has been on the market perhaps seven years now. Oh I

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Gary Smith
My opinion which may or may not be worth 2 cents: The KX3 seems to satisfy many who would otherwise be buying a K3, maybe a K2 or K1. To me the KX3 is a fabulous affordable QRP rig. However nice that tiny wonder is, I prefer the larger K3 with its greater choices and options which I find most

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Merv Schweigert
I hope some side by side specs show up, like I mentioned to upgrade for me would be 800 bucks, 2 radios, not going to do that without some solid proof of what I am getting, no complaints at all, just like to see what I should expect. How about a new mixer board? Present one can be

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Fred Smith
] On Behalf Of Doug Turnbull Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 11:04 AM To: 'Terry Hart'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Further K3 development Dear OMs, I will follow this thread for a while. It would be nice to know more about the performance enhancement as Johnny Siu has stated

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Wayne Burdick
Merv, We have done our own tests of the I7SWX mixer, and while we saw some improvement in dynamic range, it came at the expense of worse MDS. The jury is still out. Our present mixer does an excellent job. 73, Wayne N6KR On Feb 13, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Harry Yingst via Elecraft
] Further K3 development My opinion which may or may not be worth 2 cents: The KX3 seems to satisfy many who would otherwise be buying a K3, maybe a K2 or K1. To me the KX3 is a fabulous affordable QRP rig. However nice that tiny wonder is, I prefer the larger K3 with its greater choices

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
On 2015-02-13 1:03 PM, Fred Smith wrote: Most all Elecraft gear here as far as radios except for an IC-9100 which there are no replacements for. No Elecraft replacement for ... I plan to look carefully at the FT-991 tomorrow (Orlando Hamcation) as it seems to cover all the bases except for

Re: [Elecraft] Further K3 development

2015-02-13 Thread Robert Vargas KP4Y via Elecraft
My backup radio is a TS-590S, and I wish Kenwood had taken a similar approach as Elecraft to upgrade it into the new TS-590SG. It's really admirable that Elecraft decided not to take advantage of the advancements in technology to generate additional revenue. These guys are really hams and