Lou,

Of course you can't take it with you, but you can always leave it to me. 
You can find my address on one of the online lookups.

Have fun with the new toy.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: new rig


> Tom,
>
> Elecraft was originally known for their QRP rigs and then they came out 
> with
> a 100 watt module for the k2.  I'm not positive but I think the K3 has
> always had the 100 watt module available but, of course, you can get it as 
> a
> ten watt rig if you desire and upgrade later.  Getting only the things you
> need was one of the attractions to me but even so, the price was pushing 3
> grand.  Savings took a hit but I figure I'm not getting any younger and 
> you
> sure can't take it with you.  Lou
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: new rig
>
>
>>    Lou:
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, what's the maximum power output on the K3?
>>
>> I know it used to be a QRP rig, but I understand that later models can
>> operate with a higher output power, or at least that's what I think I
>> heard.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 7:11 PM
>> Subject: new rig
>>
>>
>> Well, I've had the K3 for a few days now and all the hype turns out to be
>> accurate..  It's true, I'm not too familiar with today's digital signal
>> processing having used a ts440 for the past 21 years but this thing is
>> unbelievable.  I've never used a better CW rig and I've barely scratched
>> the
>> surface of what it can do.  With every QSO I'm more impressed.
>>
>> As for access, it's no kenwood 480 but it's certainly usable.  It should
>> be
>> even better once I get K3-voice running but I'm having trouble getting 
>> the
>> computer and K3 to talk with each other.  I'm sure that'll be solved 
>> soon.
>> In the meantime, I'll try to check into the net tomorrow and I'll keep 
>> you
>> all posted on my progress.  I'm hoping the non-hams in my life will
>> forgive
>> me for being a bit distracted lately.  73,  Lou
>