I know next to nothing about radios, but here's my $0.02 anyway... 1) My K3s/P3 combo is the first purchase in 20 years or more that I've had absolutely NO buyer's remorse... not even a hint, nada, none... 2) My K3s makes me WANT to become the best operator I can... This arrow is wayyy better than the Indian right now and for the forseeable future. 3) NO ONE has ever made a single comment to me negative about the K3s or Elecraft... 4) I consistently get comments on my signal from my QSOs that it is clean, super, fills the room, full, broadcast quality, etc, etc, et al... and I'm only 100w on a loop. 5) NO ONE at Yaesu, Icomm, or Kenwood ever called me to help me figure out what I needed when I was ready to order. 6) Elecraft is USA... <this is where I drop the mic and walk away> ;-)
______________________ Clay Autery, KG5LKV MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 4/25/2016 6:08 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: >> >>> On Mon,4/25/2016 1:34 PM, lstavenhagen wrote: >>> Wow, looks like Icom finally made a radio with performance close to the >>> humble K3S and K3 + new synth.... but also looks like you really got to pay >>> 'em for finally doing it, at nearly 13 grand for the 7851! >> Don't be so quick to declare either of these products winners -- Rob's RX >> measurements are only a small part of what defines the quality of a radio. >> ICOM (and Yaesu) have a long history of producing radios with rather wide CW >> signals, including all the current products that ARRL has measured. > Hi Jim, > > Also, in the "you get what you pay for" category, here are the K3S features > (some optional*) that differ significantly from, or are not available on, the > IC-7300: > > Receive > > - *Sub receiver (identical in performance to main), diversity and > independent-band operation > - Dedicated AF and RF gain controls for both receivers > - APF (CW audio peaking filter) > - 8-band RX EQ > - Full stereo audio with audio effects (AFX) and L/R balance control > - User-settable AF limiter for use when AGC is off > - 7 AGC customization controls > > Transmit > > - PIN-diode T/R switching (audible relay on '7300) > - Extremely fast T/R turnaround (as low as 5 ms in QRQ mode; also applies > to KPA500) > - Dedicated controls for CW code speed/mic gain, compression/power level > - 8-band TX EQ > > General > > - *Wide-range ATU (> 10:1 at 100 W; > 20:1 at low power) and two antenna > jacks > - *Internal all-mode 2-meter transverter option > - Direct transverter band displays (9); integrated with Elecraft XV-series > - Built-in PSK and RTTY decode (to display) and encode (via keyer paddle); > 7300 has only RTTY, I believe > - Dedicated VFO B and RIT/XIT offset controls (VFO B is 400-count optical > encoder > with weighted knob) > - 100 regular memories, plus 4 quick memories per band > - 10 user-programmable function switches (for menu hot-keys, macros, TX > messages) > - Direct rotary control functions: K3 11; 7300 6 > - Direct switch functions: K3, 74 (addional 22 on P3*); 7300, 27 > (IC-7300 also has est. 10 full-time touch controls in main display > context) > - Keypad for direct frequency entry > - Transflective LCD, easily readable in bright sunlight > - Low current drain for portable/DXpedition use (1 amp typical) > - Works with supply voltage of as low as 10 V > - Carrying handle included > - *High-quality/versatile external control panel option (K-Pod) > > Connectivity > > - RX antenna in/out and transverter in/out jacks > - Stereo speaker outputs, front and rear headphones, front and rear mics > - Analog line in/out in addition to USB (digital + audio) > - Buffered I.F. output > - Accessory output for compatibility with existing station equipment, > including band-data outputs and user-defined logic in/out > - 12-volt switched output for powering accessories > > Spectrum Display* > > - dedicated panadapter screen (P3) with significantly larger area > - flexible partitioning of spectrum vs waterfall > - *optional high-resolution, external SVGA display > > Any corrections or things I've missed? > > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 caut...@montac.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
