Mike, if affordable I would do a KX3 with the outboard amp. I had no love of the pathetic 857. I went to an IC7000 which was superior. The Elecraft products blew the doors off for me and sold the IC7000. I do not use mobile anymore due XYL preferences. I can do the Elecraft portable now (use the KX2 with fishing rod and HWEF antennas and find the operation more intuitive and of better quality on the receiving end. The other end with Elecraft work. Elecraft to Elecraft is the best to cut through many issues. From end to end for a contact, I am agnostic :-)! My new love is using digital from living room set up with KX3 at the side of the couch. Sure beats the stuff my wife likes to watch on TV and the KXPD3 is noiseless with minimal spacing and contact pressure. :-) 73, Bill K9YEQ
-----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Smith VE9AA Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:52 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mobile Radio Dreams & the KX2 I run mobile. Have for decades. The past ~5 yrs have been with a Yaesu FT-857D and a MINI COOPER. As much as I love my K3 *(and my other radios), if my Yaesu mobile rig died tomorrow, there is nothing at Elecraft that could replace it for even CLOSE to the price I could find another 857D for. The main attraction of the FT-857D for me is, as others have pointed out, the remote head. Mine is on a post in a cup holder. Secondarily, 100W, and also 6m and MAYBE 2m. I never use 70cm, but have on occasion used a 2m repeater (once a year perhaps) and every summer, work 6m Es from the car. If Elecraft were to come out with a KX3-250, I might buy it. (A KX3 with small piggy back amp of 250w) but it would have to be at a price point I could afford. Keep in mind, I am in Canada, so I end up paying nearly double for every product from our Southern neighbours. (not quite, but close) A recent big dollar order from a major ham supplier south of the border ended up being about 1.7x the original price (in my dollars) by the time it was in my house. I am anxious to buy another mobile rig, but need the remote head, 100w and at least 6m...and not sky high pricing ! J (hi) Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB ______________________________________________________________ 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 k9...@live.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
