Who needs two receivers when you can buy two complete radios (TS590s) for the price of the Elecraft
George, W6GF....Owing 2)K3s .....1)KX3....AND 1)TS590S On Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:55 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com> wrote: The 590 has some short falls. No 2nd receiver, some issues on 10m. Only one roofing filter. I owned a couple of FT-2000's and they were easy to use. Looked pretty cool but had some serious performance issues in the receiver. Sold them and got a K3 and then another one. Most reflectors and groups deal with issues and problems. I try not to get too involved with the negatives about what I own. Mike W0MU On 5/2/2014 12:24 AM, K8JHR wrote: > His question is ... > > Why have some operators sold their TS-590s to buy a K3? > > Only one who has sold a TS-590 to purchase a K3 is competent to answer > and state his reason for doing that. > > I am almost similarly situated as the original inquisitor... I > recently sold my 590 and now seriously consider buying a K3, but I am > still on the fence, planning to test drive the K3 as soon as possible. > > Why did I sell my 590 to consider buying the K3? The 590 is a solid > performer, and I enjoyed using it, and while my rig had no issues, I > sold it because I did not enjoy the overall 590-ownership-experience, > and although it is too complicated to explain fully here, I will say I > was sick of too many other owners whining and expecting perfection > from a $1500 radio, basing many complaints on unfounded or fanciful > claims, paranoid delusions, and unreasonable expectations. I just got > sick of it, and of being asked by other hams about this and that so > called "issue" or "problem" I was not experiencing, so it was no fun > to own. > > So, I bought a Orion II and now considering buying a K3, both of which > radios seem free from that sort of nonsense. > > That's my reason, anyway. > > --------------- K8JHR ---------------------- > > On 5/1/2014 9:32 PM, Richard W Hemingway wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am a newbe and am selling my Kenwood TS 590s to buy a K3. I am >> wondering how many of us have had a 590 and come to a K3 and why? >> Thanks >> >> DIck N5XRD >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to jricha...@k8jhr.com >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to w...@w0mu.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to georgefrit...@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
