The FTDX-5000 will never be a better radio that our K3's but indeed is a very promising receiver because of the adittion of new real roofing filters for 15, 6 and 3Khz as standard installation at the first IF instead of the poor performance MCF (monolitic ceramic filter) that they have been using at the FT950 and FT-2000,it look like finally Yaesu has given a step forward in receivers design to improve performance. AD4C
"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Fri, 2/26/10, Bob - W0GI <b...@gotoloveland.com> wrote: From: Bob - W0GI <b...@gotoloveland.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FT-5000 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 5:03 PM It looks like the price will be between $5500 and $6300. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0355.html In that it has a 9mHz first IF with a 300Hz roofing filter available, it looks like it will be a very good radio. That said, I don't see why we would compare it to the K3. It's a big heavy radio, with a lot of knobs. Some people like big radios with lots of knobs. I still like my Mark-V for SSB and even CW when the bands aren't crowded. But the K3 blocking is so superior to the Mark-V, that for pile-ups it is king. Like the Mark-V, the FT5000 will have a lot of convenience features. As I figure out the K3 programmers reference, I will be adding things I want, like IF/Shift/NR presets through macros for the K3. I think that is fun, others just want buttons on the radio, and don't want to mess with macros. Performance wise, the K3 is on top, but it is also a very technical radio. Some items like AGC and NR have a lot of configuration available. I think that's a good thing, but others just want to push a button, and will settle for a good compromise. I don't have any pressing desire for an FT-5000, but I could buy a used one a few years from now to replace the Mark-V, once the bugs are worked out, and it doesn't cost a lot of extra money. That said, the K3 will be in my shack for a long time. It does everything I need very well. The Mark-V is just a toy I still like to operate, but it doesn't do anything better then the K3, other then 200w, but that isn't a big factor. It just has lots of buttons, and some convenience. :>) I personaly think a comparison is apples and oranges. Small portable radio with low current draw vs big, heavy radio that requires an AC power supply. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/FT-5000-tp4052723p4640416.html Sent from the [HAM] 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
