K3:  Better performance, more features.  Good base-station radio.

K2:  Smaller. lighter, built-in battery.  Good QRP portable radio.

Al N1AL


On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 12:39 -0700, Gary D Krause wrote:
> Why do you still have both?  The K2 is my main station rig.  I recently 
> considered buying a K3 and even went to the Elecraft web site to order it. 
>  Each time I backed off so that I could think more about it.  In the end, I 
> decided to add a couple of options to my K2.  I could still order a K3 if I 
> want but, I'm afraid my K2 would just sit and gather dust.  I don't want to 
> sell it after spending all that time putting it together including the 
> options.  I see comments that the reciever is so much better on the K3 
> compared to the K2.  How much better?  I don't know of anyone that has a K3 
> to 
> listen to.  I've watched and listened to the Youtube videos but, the sound is 
> only as good as my pc speakers and the camera that recorded it so, that's not 
> much to go by.  The specs look better on the K3 compared to the K2 but, not 
> by 
> much.  For the kind of operating I do, the K2 is great.  The K3 is always 
> there in the back of my mind, though.  In some respects, the K3 really sucks! 
> ;-)
> 
> Gary, N7THS
> 
> 
> 
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