Hi Ed, I think the K3 is a great radio. My uncle has one and loves it. Sounds like you have made an excellent choice for your situation. I can fully understand not wanting to lug around a PC ( even a laptop) for portable work. The only comparison you make that puzzles me is cost. I haven't added up the exact prices so I could be a little off but it seems to me that the equipment you mention is going to come out about the same price wise as the Flex 5K with the V/U module added. Of course you would have to add in the cost of the PC but in my home station application I already have that here. As you say though, "each to his own choice" and I hope you enjoy your new setup. Sounds like a nice one. I agree with the comment about spending so much on ham radio. I intend for my 5k to last me the rest of my hamming days and so does my wife!! HI HI :-) 73, Michael, W4HIJ
On 4/17/2010 2:44 AM, Edward Cole wrote: > Of course, each to his own choice. > > I decided on the K3/10 (10w version of the K3), with subreceiver and > transverter interface (and a few other goodies) ...total $3000 > Add a new DEMI 144/28 xvtr $500, and later a DEMI 432/28 xvtr kit > $400. These are the new design to be released in early June. > I added a ARR 50-Mhz preamp and building a 300w HF amp kit (cost $150). > > When I have fully investigated running the K3 for full duplex under > sw control I will consider letting my FT-847 go. Keeping it for now > (also because I will not get the 432 xvtr right away). > > Why not the Flex-500 + U/V? Well, cost is one, and the need to have > a computer was another. I will use my 6-lb. K3 for portable mw > operation (mainly CW) so its size, weight and ability to be fully > used without toting along a computer. > > Undoubtedly the K3 and Flex-5000 are the top radios in the amateur > market as far as performance specs. I've had my K3 for about a month > and am still learning more about it. Its a keeper. (better be as I > will never spend this much on ham radio, again) > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > At 06:09 PM 4/16/2010, Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield wrote: > >> Again if price is no object, you should be able to do it with a K3 from >> Elecraft (using the sub receive and their transverters). >> >> 73, >> Joe kk0sd >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On >> Behalf Of Michael Tondee >> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:26 PM >> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Radios for satellite operations >> >> The Kenwood TS-2000 and 2000X are still out there. They have an annoying >> birdie right smack dab on the downlink of SO-50 and AO-27 but both of >> those are FM sats. You can work around the birdie with a preamp but the >> pass time is shortened a bit because you are waiting for the receive >> frequency to get a little bit away from the birdie so you can hear. I >> don't know of any issues with SSB/CW sats though. >> Icom is coming out with a new radio that has HF plus sat capapbility >> but for the price I've heard you could just about buy a Flex 5000A and >> add the soon upcoming V/U module for not much more. >> The Flex 5000A is cutting edge technology but you have to get over >> most hams confounded affinity for knobs. I just got my 5000A today. I >> chose it over replacing the TS-2000X I used to have with another. It >> will be awhile before I can afford to add the V/U module but I'm willing >> to wait because IMHO the Flex is head and shoulders above any other >> radio on the market today. >> 73, >> Michael, W4HIJ >> On 4/16/2010 12:18 PM, Jacob Tennant wrote: >> >>> Was wondering today after searching around on the internet, what radios >>> >> are >> >>> people using for satellite operations as I noticed the ICOM IC-910H and >>> >> the >> >>> Yaesu FT-847 are now discontinued? >>> >>> >>> >>> Was hoping to get into the SSB/CW satellites but was hoping to do it on a >>> new radio, but it seems the satellite radios are disappearing from the >>> market. >>> >>> >>> >>> I do have a Yaesu FT-857D that I am getting setup to do the FM satellites >>> with and will try the SSB/CW satellites if I can do it with that radio. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jacob Tennant - K8JWT >>> >>> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
