I bought my IC-9100 after I started my K line and it’s a keeper as nothing will do all that it does 160m-1.2 gig including D-Star. It is the last of my base radios that aren't Elecraft and has no match out there as far as all band all modes. It just leaves a bit to be desired in the HF bands for me anyway compared to my K3 or KX3.
73, Fred/N0AZZ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Cole Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:34 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 to Pro III, my thoughts to Jeff, wb0m I must second Phil's thoughts here... I also did the A/B, and now have only a K3... -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net For MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info For Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info For MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Fri, 2015-09-11 at 10:30 -0700, Phil Hystad wrote: > OK, before this thread gets the whack of Eric, my two bits. > > When I got my K3, I also owned an Icom 756 Pro III. My plan was to keep both > — I am the original owner of the Pro III and I had this feeling that every > time I sold a radio I regretted the decision. > > Right from the start I did a detailed comparison and being mostly interested > in CW, my comparison tests were all about CW. > > Picking out weak signals — absolutely no contest. I could copy a signal Q5 > on the K3 that I couldn’t even hear on the Pro III even though both were > using the same antenna (switching back and forth). > > Pulling out a signal amongst QRM and QRN — absolutely no contest. The > filters on the K3 made a big difference that could not be matched by the > filters on the Pro III. > > So, I became hooked on the K3. When the P3 came out, since I was a lover of > the spectrum display on the Pro III, I bought it right away. Now, the die > was cast. The Pro III took up valuable room in the shack and collected > worthless dust I didn’t want to clean. This went on for two years of total > non-use. Finally, I decided to sell. Turned on the Pro III for the first > time in two years to test it out and then sold it within one day via > Craigslist for $1850 (two years ago). > > No, after two years, I have not regretted my decision to sell the Pro III. I > am done with Icom unless they come out with something really great and > different (despite the fact that Icom HQ (USA) and their main service shop is > just five blocks from my home QTH). > > Note: if you operate SSB only (or, mostly) then the performance differences > between the Icom Pro III and the K3 are probably less dramatic although I > never did any comparison tests in SSB mode. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Tom Fitzgerald via Elecraft > > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > > > > > I have both radios..bought both new...I'd advise you to keep your Pro III & > > add a K3 or K3s but if that's not an option then I would say keep your Pro > > III & wait a bit longer for the inevitable "next incarnation" of the > > K3...possibly a K4. I think you will find that you will miss your Pro III > > greatly if you let it go and you might not be convinced that you made a > > good decision after you get your new K3 in your hands. When/if you do get > > it in your hands, your first thought will be why is this K3 so much lighter > > than my Pro III???Yeah, it's a bit smaller (mine sets on top of my Pro III) > > but your Icom weighs in at over 20 pounds and your K3 might only weigh 7 or > > 8 pounds...both use an external PS so that's not the reason??? To many > > peeps that's awesome while to others it suggests something (or a lot) might > > be missing. I'll tell you right now that the Pro III is FAR easier to use > > than the K3 and you will need to purchase Fred Cady's (KE7X) manual to > > really learn the K3...IMO. You will also likely sense a certain "cheapness" > > to the K3 as compared to your old Icom. Depending on what you do with your > > radio, you may not notice any performance advantage at > > all...again...depends on what you do with it. I like both radios & don't > > want to start an argument about this radio vs that radio yet again...there > > have been zillions of such debates already, you can spend hours reading > > them online. If your Pro III is as flawless as mine (& one of the last ones > > produced) and not used that often (I have 3 radios which reduces wear & > > tear on any single radio), I would think very long & hard before parting > > with it. Hopefully you've sat down in front of a K3 and operated it so that > > your not surprised when you open the box, if you haven't done that...you > > need to do so. I know some that bought the radio and sold it soon after > > buying it because it wasn't what they expected. For those that tell you > > that "you won't regret it", maybe they really do regret parting with their > > Pro III but just want some company in the dunces corner! I say that you > > may very definitely regret it! Mine is staying right where it is. > > > > kd0bcf > > > > > > "If the knowledge of a God is the most necessary, why is it not > > the most evident and the clearest?” > > -Percy Bysshe Shelley, > > "The Necessity of Atheism" 1811 > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > phys...@mac.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 > d...@nk7z.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 m...@totalhighspeed.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
