[Elecraft] K3 - A CW rig?

[Benny Aumala]

Fred,
you are right. K3 is not for everybody.
For SSB-man, there is everything available, 1st class.
Remember K2 had SSB as add-on unit. This rig has:
-Voice monitoring
-Microphone selection
-Digital speech compression
-VOX of premium quality
-Microphone equalisation

And with DVR-unit:
-TX message record and playback
-RX audio recording

Same kind of list can be made for digital modes, too.

Maybe one reason for messages from CW-folks is
that they are more alert; they knew K3 at once and acted.

Another is certainly the huge improvement for CW using
this RX architecture. Improvement with narrow roofing filter is
more significant for CW than SSB. But SSB is improved, too.

This is my best phone machine during 50 years of amateurisme.
And I have had and made many.
Just wait for official measurements including SSB-behaviour!
But then it is rush-hour.

Benny OH9NB