On 4/26/2016 8:35 PM, Nr4c wrote:
Hmmm. A 100 Watt KX3 isn't that far from the price of a 100 Watt K3S.
Indeed. However, after using my KX3/PX3/KPXA100 for thousands of Qs, I
bought a K3s.
The KX3 is retired into shielded wrappings, in case of an emergency. I
sold the PX3 and KXPA100.
The K3s has features that make it far nicer for me than the KX3 setup:
1. Built-in amp with temperature-controlled cooling fans. The KXPA100
was OK, but I never liked the exposed heat sink as the sole means of
cooling.
2. Front/rear mic/speaker/phones jacks. I use a Heil boom mic and a
Yamaha headset. With the KX3, I needed to unplug/plug the mic/phones
connections on the side panel. Then I had to turn on/off the mic bias
and adjust the mic gain for the currently plugged mic. never more with
the K3s.
Plus I had to crawl under my desk to swap the foot switch plug into a
cable jack to match the current mic. The K3's rear panel PTT jack
eliminates this hassle.
To use AFSK-A with the KX3, I needed to unplug/plug yet another pair of
mic/phones plugs to the SignaLink USB codec. The K3's built-in codec is
wonderful!
Bottom line: If I'd had the money and if the "s" were available in 2013,
I would have gone with the K3s. I'm not sorry I started with the KX3
gear, but the K3s setup gives me a lot more.
--
73, Mike N4CF
Louisa County, VA USA
Elecraft K3s/100
Carolina Windom up 45'
http://n4cf.mdodd.com
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