Oh Ok, now I wonder what is the difference between K3 and KX3.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
> Gerry,
>
> I believe the K3 ranges from around $1500 to $3000 plus depending upon
> options chosen. The Hampod is around $300.
>
> Don't quote me on any of this though.
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
>
>
>> What is the average cost of the K3 and Hampod?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:19 AM
>> Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
>>
>>
>>> hi the k3 has a 8 band equalizer both on transmit and
>>> receive. depending on how you want to sound on transmit and how you
>>> want to hear the receiver is all up to you. the k3 has a tremendous
>>> flexibility so should make anybody happy. take care, c u 73 mike w6quv
>>> At 09:48 AM 8/23/2012, you wrote:
>>>>I was talking to someone a week or so ago on 20 meters who has both and
>>>>he
>>>>says they're very very close performance wise. He was sighted so didn't
>>>>speak for accessibility but performance wise on an A B comparison, he
>>>>said
>>>>they were very close if not equal. He preferred the Kenwood because he
>>>>said
>>>>the audio was a touch better to him on receive and I agreed on transmit
>>>>when
>>>>he demonstrated. I can't speak for all setups, I don't have either one,
>>>>but
>>>>that was based on someone I worked who happened to have both.
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:55 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: Accessible Transceivers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Sounds great, but how much is a 100 watt k3 and how much is the
>>>> > hambot.
>>>> > My 590 was $1600 as I erecall and the voice board around $70. Other
>>>> > than what talks and doesn't, have you set this rig side by side to
>>>> > say
>>>> > a
>>>> > Kenwood 590? Not saying it is better or worse, just curious. I
>>>> > haven't
>>>> > had my hands on a k3, so can't judge anything, but I do like the 590.
>>>> > 73
>>>> > Butch
>>>> > WA0VJR
>>>> > Node 3148
>>>> > Wallace, ks.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On
>>>> > Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Armand Bakalian wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Greetings to All,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Reviewing some of the message traffic on the list, I see a lively
>>>> >> discussion about which rigs are more accessible for instance, the
>>>> >> Kenwood
>>>> >> TS2000, 480, 590, and some of the Icom radios, which in my opinion
>>>> >> are
>>>> >> limited in what they tell the operator.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> A week or so ago, I took the leap into the twenty-first century,
>>>> >> when I purchased an Elecraft K3 transceiver. We know the reputation,
>>>> >> and
>>>> >> versatility, and expandability of the K3--why even some of the
>>>> >> operators on this list have taken the plunge.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> In my humble opinion, after being a ham for forty-six years, there
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> no better combination than the Elecraft K3, and our own Rob
>>>> >> Santello's Hampod. Kenwood, Icom, and lastly Yaesu, can't hope to
>>>> >> hold a candle to what K6DQ has built, the Hampod K3 Reader.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I seriously doubt that there isn't anything that the K3 Reader
>>>> >> doesn't tell you about what the K3 is doing. Rob has even built in
>>>> >> some macros that perform vital functions for blind ops, with a
>>>> >> simple
>>>> >> push
>>>> >> of a button. Sighted folks don't get that kind of service from
>>>> >> their visual display.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Further, can you tell me which Kenwood rig will decode CW and PSK31,
>>>> >> and
>>>> >> and read it aloud to you? If there is one, I must have missed it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The elegance and cutting edge technology employed in the K3 is
>>>> >> brought to life for the owner by the Hampod K3 Reader. I was amazed
>>>> >> to find that the radio even has a temperature sensor in the front
>>>> >> panel that can be queried by the Hampod, to tell you the ambient
>>>> >> temperature. Now that's really slick. The K3 Reader which was
>>>> >> developed
>>>> >> by
>>>> >> Rob, K6DQ over many months, and is still evolving is a labor of
>>>> >> love from which we all can benefit. Rob hand-builds each unit, and,
>>>> >> as some on this list can attest, he stands behind what he does,
>>>> >> providing
>>>> >> service that any larger company can't duplicate. It didn't work, and
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> owner had a brand new unit in his hands within less
>>>> >> than a week, newly assembled and tested.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Some may grumble that the Elecraft is expensive. In my opinion, the
>>>> >> prospective owner can scale the radio to his budget. Limited funds,
>>>> >> you can start small, and since the radio is modular in design and
>>>> >> operation, you can add options to the radio as finances allow. Start
>>>> >> out
>>>> >> with the ten watt version of the K3, and see what it's like running
>>>> >> QRP. When you have the bucks, you can add the watts, and any other
>>>> >> options
>>>> >> that are available.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Sure, the K3 Reader doesn't cost what a VGS3 does, but it's not a
>>>> >> VGS3 (hope I have that model right). The operator is not subject to
>>>> >> the whims of Kenwood engineers who decide what's gonna talk, and
>>>> >> what
>>>> >> ain't. With the K3 Reader, if the radio shows it, the Hampod K3
>>>> >> Reader says it. Ask a Hampod owner.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So, if you want to cruise the bands in extraordinary style Elecraft
>>>> >> and Hampod is a marriage of technology we can all appreciate.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> After exploring this rig for a few hours, I can't wait to learn the
>>>> >> radio,
>>>> >> and the K3 Reader. It'll take time, for both of these little boxes
>>>> >> pack a
>>>> >> lot of stuff inside. In the end, I know the investment
>>>> >> will sure be worth it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So if you can swing the finances, go Elecraft and Hampod!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hear you on the air,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Armand W B 2 Z E I, Sacramento
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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