Hi Harry, > Is it my imagination or are K3 question and issues a bit more then > K2 issues? My in box since I signed up is buldging with K3 questions > and problems. ... Also why is there so many K3 problems listed at > this stage of the game?
Perhaps because the K2 has been out for over 10 years and the K3 has been out for only 2. Do you suppose you would have been asking "why are there so many questions about the K2?" back in 2001? How much K3 traffic will be on the reflector in 2018? Also, I think a more demanding class of operator is using the K3 in more demanding situations than the K2. As you mentioned, some of them are "a different breed." What are the current problems that you perceive with the K3 that do not ultimately come down to operator preference? > So what is the opion of those who have both or had the K2 and now > the K3? Which is the better value for the budget minded and for > those on a budget what is the cost of a K3/100 that would meet most > people needs. I think the basic K3/100 with the stock 2.7 kHz roofing filter would meet most average ham's needs for $1899.95. That gives you everything that a fully loaded K2/100 gives you and then some. I have both a K2/10 and a K3/100. I find the K3 has a noticeably better receiver, is much easier to operate, and has features that make my day-to-day operation much more pleasant. The difference in cost between a "fully loaded" K2/100 and a "stripped down" K3/100 is $270.30 if I've done my math correctly. In my opinion the extras the K3 gives you for that $270.30 are well worth the money. The K2 is a great rig if you simply can't afford or can live without the extra features and performance that the K3 gives you. I started out with a pretty basic K2 and added to it over the years as budget permitted (and I'm doing the same with the K3.) I still use my K2 for portable/field work and as a backup rig, but I enjoy using the K3 more. Asking whether a K3 will get you more contacts than a K2 is like asking if a basic economy car will get you more places than a luxury car. Both will get you where you want to go, but the experience you have along the way might be quite different. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Jan 17, 2010, at 2:39 PM, harry latterman wrote: > I have a wonderful K2/100 and yes have eyed th K3 as so many other > has. The new K3 design is clean, filters options are mind boggling, > seems to like digital ... But and this is a big BUT for me is cost > vers any really added contacts. Or cost per possible, but unlikely > contacts missed. By the time all the eye candy and ear candy is > added you have one really expenisive radio. Way more the a fully > loaded K2 with has some impressive specs...very impressive by a lot > of standards. Plus I am really wondering about the K3 issues. Is it > my imagination or are K3 question and issues a bit more then K2 > issues? My in box since I signed up is buldging with K3 questions > and problems. If it were not for the occational K2 question you > would think this was a K3 site. > > Don't get me wrong Elecraft is one fantastic company. I built and > used a K1/4 and used it for a while and it was FUN and very > inpressive. Very! I am a cheater in that I traded a 706mkII+ a > Ft-817 for the K2/100 I have now instead of building it, only > becasue the person that listed it decided that the trade was better > then what he was asking for it and my trade fit his needs. The > chances of that happening again a pretty slim. If he had not then > sometime later this year I probably would have had to make a painful > choice. A fully loaded K2/100 or a strip down K3/10 and who knows > how long before I could afford to get it up to the level I really > wanted. But that is my financial problem and like many today price > vers performance vers reliablity are all a factor. > > So what is the opion of those who have both or had the K2 and now > the K3? Which is the better value for the budget minded and for > those on a budget what is the cost of a K3/100 that would meet most > people needs. Not the hard core contester, they are a different > breed. But the everyday ham, who likes to take it with him/her and/ > or have a great home station. Also why is there so many K3 problems > listed at this stage of the game? That is the part that makes me > glad I have a K2 and might wait a very long time before I get a K3. > > Thanks for you time and this great board. > 73 > Harry K7ZOV > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
