On 5/4/2014 6:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Elecraft is a small company, they make a small range of products, all
primarly aimed at the HF ham bands, all are designed and built in the
US, and they don't sell through dealers that add cost to the consumer.
Russell is also being unfair in that he's trying to use a radio designed
for very long range if and when propagation is good, and use it for very
reliable short range (under 30 miles?) communication and it doesn't
cover the frequencies that are well suited for that.
Several decades on 2m and 1.25m tells me that what Phil says is true: he
should be able to get 30 miles (or more) reliably in all but the
twistiest terrain.
Then he seems to be upset that we tell him that it's a great radio but
not for what he wants it to do.
... and he compares the KX3 to a Galaxy S4. There are probably more
Galaxy S4 phones sold in a week than HF radios sold new in a full year
(by all manufacturers worldwide). Samsung can spread their R&D costs
across far many more devices -- and families of devices.
Russell, we're sorry if you didn't like the advice. We all want you to
get something that works for what you need. We're trying to help.
73 -- Lynn
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