After being exposed to Collins and other tube equipment in the early 70s then
being away until 2008, I started again with an Ft-897d and picked up an
FT-901DM that needed a lot of work. One of our club members brought his K3 to
Field Day in 2009. I spent about 8 hours running the K3 operating 20
While I enjoy having a factory-built rig sitting here, the joy of building and
operating a rig is literally 'historic' and very gratifying. By the time I was
of employment age, Heath was nearly gone. After assembling a few kits it was
time to 'pounce.' The K2 has been a fun adventure - I enjo
OK, I might as well chime in on this thread too.
My introduction to Elecraft was in 1999 (or was it 1998) in the form of
a post to the QRP reflector. That post was looking for Field Testers
for a new transceiver (the K2).
I already had an FT-900 transceiver that I enjoyed, but the concept of
I bought my two K3s because I tried the K3 at Watsonville and I liked it. But
let's not kid ourselves there are radios but more expensive and cheaper that
are
just as good...I have them all
George, W6GF
I'm on a little 2-day vacation up in Bear Valley, CA, with Lillian and the
kids. I'm not allowed to work, but I've really enjoyed reading this thread.
(Who wouldn't?)
Thanks, everyone With your help, we hope our future products will also earn
such praise.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
My story:
In the Spring of 2007, after a 20+ year hiatus from Ham Radio, I upgraded to
Extra. I was a little out of touch on current rigs and wanted something to get
started again. I ended up buying a Ten-Tec Argonaut V. I loved that rig for
it's silky QSK CW ability and compact size. Even at t
It was love it first sight.
Kevin, KD5ONS, dragged me over to the Elecraft booth at the 2007 Sea Pac
convention after I mentioned that I was looking for a new HF rig and was
considering a K2, among other choices. This was shortly after the K3 had
been announced and I hadn't heard of it yet.
Oh, I
At least 10 years ago, I saw some receiver dynamic range tests published
somewhere. This one radio blew away all the other top-end rigs. I'd never
heard of the manufacturer, so I figured it had to be one of those $20K+
commercial/military receivers. I think it was the K2, and Elecraft got my
1. My experience with my K1, KX-1 and K2 told me if it was supposed
to be better, it would be.
2. I wanted real diversity reception with the second receiver.
3. Elecraft service and support.
That's what did it for me.
73 de Dave, W5SV
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I came to the decision to buy a K3 "through the back door." At the time I made
my decision, I was operating a Yaesu FT-897D transceiver (all mode HF + 2 meter
and 70 cm). I was getting interested in VHF/UHF contesting, and looking
primarily for a 222 mhz transverter to give me another band for
Two reasons:
1). Disgusted with rigs that were made for 15 years or so with terrible key
clicks that the manufacturer ignored.
When you try to get an answer in a place like Dayton you can get a cap, a
smile, a catalog and a bow but not
an answer. And their big time competitor builds rigs wh
1: Performance
2: Upgrade path
3: Affordable entry
4: Affordable add ons
5: Support by phone of email
6: Never goes "out of date"
7: Kit
8: Made in USA
9: and last but Not least...BIG FUN !
I list these in not in order but as I thought of them.
I would like you guys to build a cool antenna analy
Two things.
1. I owned an FT-2000. What a waste of a radio.
2. Peer pressure! Now I owe so many!
Dan -- N3ND
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Easy decision based on:
Great reviews I read on the K3 when researching new rigs
It is made in America
Great reputation of the Elecraft owners and support
It was available as a kit and can be upgraded with options as needed
Firmware updates
It is made in America
And, did I mention it is an Ameri
On 2/21/2011 10:35 PM, David Herring wrote:
> There were three things that pushed me over the top to buy a K3:
MOST IMPORTANT: I'm a serious contester, and I have close-in neighbors
who are also serious contesters. Coexisting during a contest DEMANDS a
receiver with great strong signal handling
After some very lean years as a high school and college student, I
allowed myself the luxury of commercial rigs. They included Heathkit,
Kenwood, and TenTec boxes. My first experience with a TenTec Triton IV
and real QSK made me a TenTec fan for years, and the final one in this
sequence wa
Jeff,
I am now officially embarrassed :-)
Eric, can I get a pay rise soon?
My reasoning was pretty simple and non-technical. I needed a radio
that was compact but with as many features as I could dream up.
I agonised over a brand name I had never heard of. I had never worked
a station using an
There were three things that pushed me over the top to buy a K3:
1) The receiver. Everything out here in Hawaii is more or less DX, and I knew
I would be dealing with "compromise" antennas, so a good receiver was important
to me.
2) The price of admission. I liked the fact that it was a kit s
It's hard to find something to add. I bought a K2 in 1999 after seeing a
demonstration of
a prototype at a NORCAL QRP Club meeting. I liked it because it was small and
good enough
to use in my shack as well as to take camping. I liked the clean audio, and I
absolutely
loved building it. When I i
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>
> 寄件人﹕ Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
> 收件人﹕ elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> 副本(CC) Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/2/22 (二) 7:51:56 AM
> 主題： [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?
>
> Hi Wayne, Eric & everyone
Aloha:
I wanted a state of the art rig...and my experience with the K3 and the
customer service from wayne and daleI MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
SUSAN
If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're
headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM U
寄件人﹕ Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
收件人﹕ elecraft@mailman.qth.net
副本(CC) Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
傳送日期﹕ 2011/2/22 (二) 7:51:56 AM
主題： [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?
Hi Wayne, Eric & everyone on the list,
I thought that perhaps it was time to ask on
I bought a K2 back in 2000 because I kept running into Hams on the air field
testing the K2 and extolling its features. Back then the K2 ran 10 watts CW.
In almost 60 years as a Ham I have *always* had a rig that I built myself
from scratch or from a kit. In 2000 I was running a mostly homebrew ri
Very simple
My experience with the K2 and all the changes and upgrades. The K2 is a great
radio. Great engineering. Eric and Wayne are great too...as are all their
"minions" they have hired.
The K3 was a no-brainer.
Lee - K0WA
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short s
1. NorCal40
2. Trying out K6III's K2 at a club meeting
3. Meeting Wayne and Eric at Pacificon
4. This reflector
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org
On 2/21/2011 4:39 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>Gary,
>
> Your current pay
.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 3:58 PM
To: Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft
transceiver?
The main thing:
1. The K
eedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want
to hear" –George Orwell
--- On Tue, 2/22/11, Nate Bargmann wrote:
From: Nate Bargmann
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft
transceiver?
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Tuesd
Gary,
Your current pay can be quadrupled before the end of the month :-) .
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/21/2011 7:23 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
> Nate,
>
> I sure do know what you mean about an 'Elecraft Salesman'...Just
> hanging out for a pay rise now:-)
>
> 73's
> Gary
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10
Nate,
I sure do know what you mean about an 'Elecraft Salesman'...Just
hanging out for a pay rise now:-)
73's
Gary
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> For me, after Sweepstakes '09 I spent a bit more time listening to the
> bands than I had for a while and the K3 was be
For me, after Sweepstakes '09 I spent a bit more time listening to the
bands than I had for a while and the K3 was being talked about. A lot.
I had considered the INRAD roofing filter mod for my aging FT-920 and
decided against that. The K3's feature set intrigued me and the price
was well in th
Other than the qualifications of the K3 itself, I had two driving
reasons to own a K3:
- I had built a K2 with most of the trimmings, and had ZERO trouble
with it. "It just works." Until the K3 came along, the K2 was my
main rig.
- Even though I didn't need to use Elecraft's support staff for t
The main thing:
1. The K3
2. Wayne and Eric
3. Everybody else (most everybody) on this list.
73, phil, K7PEH
On Feb 21, 2011, at 3:51 PM, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote:
> Hi Wayne, Eric & everyone on the list,
> I thought that perhaps it was time to ask one of the most important questions
Hi Wayne, Eric & everyone on the list,
I thought that perhaps it was time to ask one of the most important questions
ever for this mailing list,
That is: What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?
For me it was participating in the local (all VK) 'Shires' HF contest with my
goo
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