[Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-28 Thread We5f
I'm sure I speak for many, and I would be very interested in a K3 if it has a general coverage receiver. That's the main reason I can't seriously consider a K2 to meet my needs. I do a LOT of listening - far more than operating. So a compact mobile transceiver MUST have a general coverage

Re: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-28 Thread w6jd
And when it fails, good luck fixing it yourself! 8-) And how about that terrible receiver front end? Doug W6JD -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sure I speak for many, and I would be very interested in a K3 if it has a general coverage receiver.

Re: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-28 Thread Mark Bayern
On 8/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And when it fails, good luck fixing it yourself! 8-) funny you should mention that! ... this was posted within the last week on a QRP group's reflector. ~~ From QRPland; I made the fatal mistake of leaving my K-1 plugged in and hooked

Re: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-28 Thread David Toepfer
I can't imagine how many days or weeks of time and cost of shipping, labor, and parts the same damage on a Kenwood 480 would be. David, k3tue . --- Mark Bayern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And when it fails, good luck fixing it yourself!

[Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-27 Thread David Toepfer
--- DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the dream of a K3 is something necessary to the group. I agree, because it is like a vehicle to get people to think about what they wish they had or what they think is missing, which is valuable information for any company. What I find most

Re: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-27 Thread John Gwin
No hurry here for a K-3. My new K-2 just now on the air. #5604 is alive. -W4SK - Original Message - From: David Toepfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3? --- DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] Do you really need a K3?

2006-08-27 Thread David Toepfer
But perhaps my needs are few. I just need a decent CW rig on 17/15/12/10/6 for the upcoming sunspot cycle 24. David, k3tue . --- David Toepfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the dream of a K3 is something necessary to the group. I agree,