Dan summed it up perfectly with his analogy of the car and cell phone. Some of us (maybe lots of us) want modern features in our cars, cell phones, and yes, our transceivers. I bet very few people buy a car because of the features of the engine, transmission, tires, etc. We buy one 'cuz we love the features and comforts offered to the human operator. We might not buy a new one every year, But...
There's lots of cool technology out there and the K3/K3S are beginning to look a bit outdated compared to the competition. As others have already noted, the display is old tech, the P3 is a separate unit, knobs and buttons, NB/NR, SubRX Integration, etc. I love my K-line - In the end, I voted with my wallet: K3/SubRx++, P3 and KPA500. I look forward to seeing the company continue to evolve its flagship line! 73, Chris - K1AY On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 9:22 AM, Dan Atchison via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I have to agree with the posts noting with disappointment that Elecraft > has not, nor seems to show little interest, in producing a new competitive > desktop radio. That said, I'm sure they are working on one, but when > produced, the market may be saturated with other manufacturers radios who > have felt the need to get to market quickly. > > It doesn't matter that the K3(S) is a truly fine and competitive radio. > It isn't a matter that the performance ratings of the newer radios are > significantly better (they are not). It comes down to we who love > technology and wish to be on the cutting edge; to have a unit with the > latest bells and whistles. The K3(S) for the most part, is technology over > a dozen years old. To wit, I have grown tired of looking at the same radio > for over 10 years, from my early S/N K3 to a second and newer radio, a > K3S. Ho, hum. > > At the price of newer, competitive radios, trading newer for older or one > radio for another becomes less attractive. I have already seen in > abundance those who have already discarded the K3(S) in favor of Icom's or > Flex's newer offerings, not only contesters but DXers as well. I have not > yet, but may soon. Should Elecraft come out with a K4 or whatever, > regardless of it's feature set, they've already lost advantage and way > behind the market. Of course, we who drink the Elecraft cool-aid will no > doubt purchase. > > To those that say "moving on" is unnecessary, I ask how old their vehicles > are? I buy a new vehicle, not often, but every 5 to 7 years not because > the older car doesn't get me from point A to point B in fine fashion, but > because I just want something more recent with newer or upgraded options. > How about your cellphone? How many are using one 10 years old? It's > personal preference just like it is for radios. > > 73, > Dan > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 challi...@gmail.com -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. ______________________________________________________________ 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
