Reuben, If you do not need Tx - why not just go for a high end SDR Rx. Lots of really good products out there at the moment - and being SDR easy to upgrade with software etc. You will need to budget for a decent computer and maybe an external sound card - but also an option to consider IMHO.
You are not really going to get an un-biased opinion asking a question like that hereā¦ nor would you on the Icom forums regards Tim A45WG > On 4 Jul 2016, at 09:46, Richard Fjeld <rpfj...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Reuben, > I think Rob Sherwood answers this question best with his receiver ratings. > Google Sherwood labs. > Dick, n0ce > > > On 7/3/2016 4:44 PM, Reuben Popp wrote: >> Hey everyone, happy early 4th to you and yours! >> >> I'm looking for a bit on input here. I've had my K2 now for quite some >> time now; built it myself and love it still to this day. But, because >> every guy and gal needs a new radio every now and then, I've got that itch. >> >> I've had my eye on a K3 probably since I first saw the advertisement in QST >> some years back. I'm not a contester.. heck, I *still* don't have my >> ticket, so my main use is SWL and running up and down the bands to listen >> in on some of the nets. My antenna is just a half size G5RV slung along >> the apex of my roof.... but I've wanted to get my hands on the K3... that >> is until now. >> >> In the past week I found out about the Icom 7300, which for all intents and >> purposes is one heck of a nifty radio too. And at $500 less than what the >> 10W K3S. That's a nice chunk of cheddar in these days and times, doubly so >> as Popp #2 will be arriving here come September (on my birthday no less, >> hah). The downsides are (at least to me) is that there's little in the way >> for adding on new features to the set short of via software updates. >> There's no second antenna option, etc, etc. >> >> Granted, I'm not looking at getting either one anytime in the immediate >> future. Or, if I miraculously get one somehow, something is seriously >> wrong, and someone has replaced my XYL with the Stepford model... come >> please make sure I'm okay, lol. But in all seriousness, help me decide >> here. Which is the better bang for the buck in the long run? I'm willing >> to bet that this will be the last rig I get for quite some time yet, so I >> had best make it count. >> >> Thanks in advance to all and 73 >> Reuben >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 rpfj...@outlook.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 a4...@sy-edm.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