First off my K3/10 is what most consider QRP. I use a used MFJ-945E tuner on 80-6m (also used when I ran my FT-847 on HF). Supposedly rated to 300w (?) but I do not have anything that runs that high built.
But, mainly, I want to respond to the "K3 types are devoted and loyal, we're just a drop in the bucket of the world-wide amateur market" statement. Really? Then why do I run into all these K3 owners on the many e-mail reflectors, I inhabit? I can say the K3 is very well though of and gaining popularity with the VHF+, EME, and microwave crowd! To say they are in the lead for ultimate weak-signal operations, and the K3 is considered one of the best (if not the best) for that. and that is why I own one. 73, Ed - KL7uW "hint uW = microwave" ------------------------------ Message: 43 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:14:31 -0500 From: "Bob Naumann" <w...@w5ov.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] LDG To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: <013701cb0e1f$05dd5f00$11981d...@com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" For a moment, consider that what the LDG rep says may be true. I suspect that it is, given the incredible advertising & promotional budgets that Icom and Yaesu apparently have from sales of their products. While Elecraft is clearly doing well and they're growing, it is also clear that these long-standing manufacturers (I,Y) are selling lots more radios. A quick Internet search shows that it is estimated that Icom USA (Note: This is USA only) has sales revenues on a yearly basis of between $50 million and $100 million. Then, add whatever Icom is doing in the rest of the world, and you begin to get the picture of how big these companies are in comparison. What this tells us is that while us K3 types are devoted and loyal, we're just a drop in the bucket of the world-wide amateur market compared to the "big two". (Kenwood doesn't count until they come out with a real radio - then it once again may be the 'big 3'). 73, W5OV 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-600w, 432-100w, 1296-60w, 3400-fall 2010 DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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
