[Elecraft] Kenwood 480 (was ... K3?)

2006-08-28 Thread Darwin, Keith
If I believe the ample info available from the ham community, the Kenwood, while offering a lot of polish, is lacking in what I'd call essential performance. At the core, it's receiver does not do as well as the K2 (or K3 presumably) at handling the dynamics of the current HF bands and doesn't do

Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood 480 (was ... K3?)

2006-08-28 Thread David Toepfer
So basically you have a slick case along with a number of knobs and features to manipulate fascets of an inferior receiver? I guess this is how you sell an appliance that is inferior in performance. Even if the argument is that the K2 is inferior in aesthetics, mounting, and features, how much

Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood 480 (was ... K3?)

2006-08-28 Thread f5nhj
Hi 480 a K3 ? i don't know but a new trx is on air ( prototype for now) the Tokyo Hy-Power HT-200 QRP. 10 w hf 20 w on 6 meters.. SSB CW AM FM only already made i think... You can found the little trx on the hamfair 2006 in Tokyo. Jean louis F5NHJ K2#5371