I thought about it for minute. I have serial 2091. Every mod and update that’s been made available for the radio is in it. I do plan to to add the rest as they become available this year (well, I don’t plan to upgrade the 100W amp/tuner module unless the current boards crater).
Yes, I know the new RF board won’t be made available for the K3. And I suppose if someone shows an order of magnitude improvement in some essential performance number attributed to that I might reconsider. But for now, I see no reason to sell off what I have and spend more money purchasing what is essentially the same radio. I’ll more likely than not bite at whatever the “next gen” Elecraft radio turns out to be, and maybe spend $$ on a KX3 and an AlexLoop for some very portable fun ;-) Grant NQ5T > On Sep 10, 2015, at 8:33 AM, dhh...@comcast.net wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I’m the owner of a 7½ year old K3 fitted with a sub-receiver, DVR, TCXO > option, 100W PA, Auto-tuner and probably too many IF filters (as I have > belatedly discovered). > > > > I added the two new KSYN3A boards back in the spring which has produced an > excellent improvement to both receivers….then a few weeks after that Elecraft > announces the K3S….grrrrrr > > > > My K3 has been updated with all the hardware mods. Its appearance is like > new. So far it has given me flawless service though not at all stressed (no > contesting, field days, SOTA, motocross mobile, lending to friends, pawn > shops, etc.) > > > > Here’s my dilemma. Do I keep it and retrofit what I can as new K3S options > become available? Do I sell it outright (along with a lot of other stuff to > raise the $$) and buy a completely new, comparable K3S or do I buy a new > bare-bones K3S-10 and transplant the options I can from my older K3 to a new > K3S? > > > > There’s a big $$ consideration in this decision. But first, I am interested > in opinions on any K3S performance improvements. > > > > For those of you who have gone from a K3 to a K3S, I would be interested in > your observations and opinions of the following: > > 1. Does the new K3S DSP board significantly improve the audio coming out > external speakers? > 2. Aside from new attenuator steps, what improvements do you notice > improvement with the revised main RF board? I’m really curious about this as > it’s the biggest piece of the K3 that cannot be updated. > 3. Aside from a new ATU bypass relay, is there any different performance > with the KAT3A auto-tuner? > 4. Aside from new PA devices, any noticeable changes/improvements to the > 100w PA? > 5. Is the only thing revised in the KRX3A sub-receiver the addition of the > new KSYN3A board? > > > > The KIO3B, KXV3B and KBPF3A upgrades are of lesser importance to me in this > decision process because of my operating style. > > > > BTW, I liked the old K3 bezel appearance better than the K3S especially after > I had my K3 bezel custom engraved by WB2ART (just razzing you Wayne). > > > > I’d be interested in hearing about your experiences and/or opinions on the > above. > > > > To keep the mail volume low, perhaps replying to me off list would be best. > n...@arrl.net I’ll let you decide on how to proceed. > > > > Thanks and 73 de N1LQ-Dave > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 n...@tx.rr.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
