I have both FT-857 (now D) and K3 - I go along with everything said, but have to say the K3 is a much better rig, not to mention the great support from Elecraft. The 857 is the smaller version of the 897 and there is no different in internals as far as I know, but front panel is slightly easier on 897.
in Feb'08 I worked VP6DX on 80m SSB with 100w from my QTH in the UK (Bracknell, 30m west of London) via the K3 - I could not have done that with the 857. I used the 857 as my base rig for 3.5 yrs and it's certainly a good rig and for the price - very portable and mobile, pretty rugged and still gets used a lot for short 2m comms jobs etc - good all round rig that I shall not be getting rid of, But I prefer the K3. If you're budget limited, the 897 is a good choice in my book. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778) On 13 Jun 2009, at 00:04, Ben Ramler wrote: > > Evening Group, > > Well here's a dilemma..... do I get an 897D or do I dive in and > get a K3 to start with than upgrade it from there. The thing that > sticks out is that K3 is light years ahead of the 897D. However I > would have to get brand new because the asking used price is such > that no one is willing to work with me on. > > thoughts? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
