I don't know anyone, not 1 single person that has one that I can check out
nor do I expect to. If I do, I'll try it for myself and see if I'm wrong but
I'll never spend that kind of money for a kit with no features hardly at all
with out proof for myself that it's as good as it's cracked up to be. sorry,
it just doesn't make sense to me. I might be wrong but until I try one for
myself, that's my thoughts on it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: multiband fm
> On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 08:03:43PM -0400, John Miller wrote:
>> If you want to pay too much. I still say they're way overpriced. I hope
>> they're not still using a single conversion receiver, that's got to be
>> horrible these days with all the noise out there.
>
> Well, I can see how much you've actually *used* Elecraft gear (as
> opposed to just making assumptions about it). As it happens, the K2's
> receiver, single conversion that it is, is really pretty hot. It's no
> accident that several DXpeditions have used K2's in their
> operations. I haven't had a single problem with mine: no overload, no
> funky images, nothing, in short, but brilliant performance on cw and
> on SSB. But since you've asked, no, the K3 is a dual conversion
> receiver with IF-level DSP.
>
> As for "paying too much", I guess it depends on what's important to
> you. If you want raw performance in the ham bands on par with more
> expensive radios (look at the ARRL lab measurements), you can't beat
> the K2 at its price. If you want lots of bells and whistles with some
> performance compromises, by all means, pay less. I'm confident that
> the K3 will give anything comparably priced a real run for its money.
>
> It's no accident that you don't see lots ofK2's for sale. When you
> *do* see them for sale, often as not the person selling buys another
> one...so...they can't be too bad. I expect similar, or better, results
> from the K3.
>
> BTW, the KX1, for its size and feature set, is just as wonderful in
> its own different way. I had a blast with it in Ukraine. Think I
> could've easily carried a full-sized rig with me in a place that it
> was imperative to travel light because you could be moving real soon
> and at short notice, in cramped quarters? Nope...the KX1 fit that bill
> perfectly!
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV
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