The cost of the K3 depends on whether you buy it in kit form or have it factory built.
Take a look at the Elecraft web site where the cost of all the modules and variations are listed.
73
David W Wood
Ham call - G3YXX
FOC # - 1685
Licensed - 1969
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:38 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
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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