I am really "Elecraft Centric", but I believe with good reason -
Elecraft gear is the "best in the business" by Sherwood ratings and the
experience showing the standings in international extreme contesting as
well as being the choice of DXpedition and contest operators. Those
facts say a lot to me.
I exempt the over $10K transceivers from consideration because those are
not within the realm of affordability by most hams that I am familiar
with. Similar performance can be had from Elecraft at half that price
category.
I do like some limited discussion here about new transceivers just so we
have information about what new things the competition is doing. It is
also interesting to note that the lesser priced transceivers do not have
all the features of the K3S or the KX3 by a rather large margin and the
Sherwood ratings continue to keep the K3S and KX3 at the very top of the
list when $$$ are taken into consideration.
So yes, I believe it is appropriate for some discussion of the features
(or lack thereof) on the competition's announcements to take place - but
it should not be carried away with long extended threads. If the
competitive offering peaks your interest, then take extended discussion
of the pros and cons of that offering to the manufacturer's forums.
Unless something different comes along, the K3S and KX3 are still 'top
of the line' IMHO, even considering the new "pizzazz" features being
added by the competition.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/2/2016 10:58 PM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:
Well, the guys on the IC-7300 forum are fussing about all the Elecraft talk
over there.......
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