Why not a KX3? Buy first the simple version, get on the air sooner, and then add to it little by little. If you decide to sell later you will have 100s of buyers! It is not a K3 but it is budget~friendly. . Enviado desde mi oficina móvil BlackBerry® de Telcel
-----Original Message----- From: Lee Herbst <lcher...@gmail.com> Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 12:41:09 To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 vs K3 My situation is this, single income family with 4 kids. I have to save for anything I want. I just got my ticket in June. I am currently not on the air, but saving for a 2m mobile to get me started. Realistically I can only save for one HF xcvr. I chose Elecraft based on lurking on this reflector and learning about their excellent support - I don't think I can go wrong buying from these guys. However, I don't know if I should save for a K2 or a K3. I think it will take me about a year to save for the base K2 kit or about 2 years to save for the base K3 kit. I need to make sure that whichever I get, it will be something I am happy with for a long time as I would not be able to afford to replace it. I would like to operate cw and ssb, but cw only would be fine until I could afford the ssb option if I went for the K2. I am intrigued by building a K2 (I am handy with a soldering iron), but on the other side of the coin it seems like you get a lot more radio with the K3. So, if you were in my shoes, which would you save for? On the air sooner with a K2 or waiting longer for a K3? All input is most welcome. 73, -- Lee Herbst - AK4WN "Give God your best and let Him do the rest" - Facing the Giants ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
