David said: " There has been a steady stream of suggestions for the K3. Many of them are very individualistic preferences, and probably not practical or universally beneficial. But there are probably some ponies in there too--quite a few in fact. The real question is whether or not the folks at Elecraft have the time and/or the inclination to effectively evaluate them. Well, they created a transceiver that is "upgradeable", and folks are just trying to help them accomplish that feat--at least by being part of the idea pool. But it probably would be a good thing if folks would contemplate the real value their suggestions might have. Something that would seem to satisfy only a very limited number of users may not be a helpful suggestion. But then again, you never know until you ask! Suggestions that seem to be only achievable by redesigning the radio itself probably aren't helpful. The physical limits of the radio have to be accepted. Those ideas should probably be directed to the "K4" inbox. " Well, You've probably not heard this (true) story about one of my grandkids (got 6 of them): Returning home from school he (Gustav) told his ma that another boy had been teasing him telling him he was small. Gustav had replied: me? "Are you bigger than yourself? I am exactly big enough to be me". To me that also applies to the K3. The small seize in combination with a top performance inside makes it a great transceiver. Since I got my K3 up and running I have not even touched the other one's. And you can bring it with you as hand luggage in a nice case with power supply and other accessories all together well below the max allowed 8 kg. Eventually there might be a K4 and maybe a K5 but right now I am very happy with the K3, thank you Elecraft! Len SM7BIC
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