I could not agree more. We used mine at the WS4Y FD for the CW station and
it was roundly praised by some very accomplished CW contesters. So far FD
has been my only chance to try it in contest conditions but I'm thinking
about a serious effort in the 160 CW contests this winter.
73, Bill NZ0T
Does anybody buy a piece of ham gear for the knobs? That's it? The knobs?
I had a knob split on my K3. Elecraft replaced it right away. In the mail
by the time I hung up the phone. Case closed. You can bet behind the
scenes Wayne is really annoyed busting mfr chops about getting knobs that
As long as you don't have to touch the buttons on the front
panel and let the logging software change your bands and modes
73HankK8DD
What did you mean by that?
John N1JM
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Oh good grief... what is it about a dissenting opinion that gets people
riled up in this group?
So I didn't like the knobs. I'm not the only one.
The K3 is a damn good radio, and I've said that more than once. However, it
isn't perfect. Nothing is. I felt like I had improved my K3 with the
John N1JM wrote:
As long as you don't have to touch the buttons on the front
panel and let the logging software change your bands and modes
73HankK8DD
What did you mean by that?
John N1JM
At first I thought it was me, but I've heard from a couple other K3
owners.
For all the discussion on knobs and software issuesthe K3 is the best rig
I've ever owned for CW contesting (or any mode of operation). A dream to
operated in the recent NAQP CW Contest.. Flawless in execution. Sturdy for
extended hard operation. Receiver is superb. It can only get
I agree. As long as you don't have to touch the buttons on the front
panel and let the logging software change your bands and modes - just
use the VFO, AF/RF Gain, Width and RIT knobs, it's an unbeatable radio.
And I didn't drink the Kool-Aid!
Thanks for the Q in NAQP.
73HankK8DD
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