Karl N6XVT, Saw this old email. Also saw ad in QST, sounds more like a copey of Icom 7700.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:43 AM, "David Y." <w7...@cox.net> wrote: > Just curious--is it true the FT-5000 only has one receiver? In the > brochure > I see multiple AF and RF gain controls, which suggest to me there is > a 2nd > RX. They do, however, seem to infer that only the "main RX" can be > loaded > with narrow roofing filters. And where did the "$10,000" price tag > come > from? I haven't seen anything about price, but I bet it's more than a > K3--by a good bit too. > > Anyway, there's way too much speculating going on about a radio we > don't > really know much about yet. I'm a long way from being concerned > that my K3 > is about to be "trumped" by another manufacturer! And "concern" > isn't even > the right word probably. The competition would probably be a good > thing in > the long run. > > Dave W7AQK > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Squire - HB9ANM" <hb9...@bluewin.ch> > To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:05 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design > > >> >> I am amazed at the number of things that can be said on this >> reflector >> about >> another brand's radio nobody owns... >> >> The K3 is and remains my radio. And if anyone thinks the Japanese >> copied >> the >> 9 MHz IF from Elecraft, let me mention that my Ten-Tec Omni-D had >> the same >> concept some 30 years ago... Of course, no DSP. Did Yaesu copy the >> Omni-D? >> Of course not. Only, the big JA's at last realized that you cannot >> have >> narrow roofing filters with an IF around 70 MHz! >> >> And they failed to "copy" some of the K3's features: >> >> The AC supply excludes any mobile operation and restricts portable >> operation >> to places where such power is available. I like to work portable >> from my >> car >> (with a separate battery) from any convenient site. >> >> No 100 W version? That must be the reason – those MosFETs need som >> e 50 >> V... >> But with 200 W, who is going to notice the 3 dB difference (1/2 S- >> unit) on >> his S Meter? >> >> And how about a 2nd RX? Should a rig cost more than $ 10,000 to >> offer this >> feature? >> K3 owners know the answer. >> >> If some people (not) in the know think the FT5K will be priced at >> some $ >> 5,000, then you can afford a K3 and a few accessories to go with it >> (e.g. >> the W2...). >> >> The K3 is still "The Only Affordable – and Portable – Elite Class >> Transceiver"! >> >> 73 >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> Richard - HB9ANM >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Yaesu-copies-K3-s-design-tp4049475p4052441.html >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
