I'm coming late to this party (thread), but I want to object to the
implication that the K3 must be reaching the end of development.
There are two ways to pay for development. Either you charge for
enhancements to old products, or you come out with new ones. I once
suggested to Wayne that he charge for new features after some point. The
response singed my eyebrows! This is /never/ going to happen.
So I am always surprised that Elecraft continues to improve the K3 --
more than just providing support for it -- despite the fact that it is
an 'old' product. This is very different from what other manufacturers
do. But it's understandable that most of the effort goes into new products.
Nevertheless I am looking forward to continued enhancement of the K3.
There are certainly areas in which it can be improved, even though it
already is one of the top performing amateur transceivers available at
any price.
The KX3 is an impressive piece of engineering, but although nobody stops
you from using it in a fixed station, it is best adapted to use as a
field rig. Personally, I didn't buy one because I have an emotional
attachment to my old K2 for that purpose!
On 1/21/2014 3:15 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
On 1/21/2014 3:00 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
So why the love fest with the KX3 and so little heard now about the
K3 on the reflector?
The K3 is approaching maturity as a product, just as the K2 did. S/N's
are now in the high thousands, we'll probably see occasional FW
releases, but it is a very stable product. The KX3 [+accessories] is
the new kid on the block, and thus gets most of the attention. Elecraft
will hopefully announce a new, different product [K<mumble>], at which
point, you will be asking, "Why the love fest with the K<mumble> and so
little heard now about the KX3."
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org
______________________________________________________________
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
--
Vic
______________________________________________________________
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
