[Elecraft] K3 Design

[Bill Tippett]

 From the K3 FAQ:

 >With a first IF of around 8 MHz, how can the receiver be general 
coverage?  Will there not at least be hole in the coverage around the 
IF frequency?

 >General does not mean continuous in this case. There is a small gap 
at 8.215 MHz. You may be able to tune to this frequency, or not, 
depending on the firmware. There is a trap circuit to suppress 
response at this frequency, so the receiver won't work very well 
within several kHz of 8.215 MHz if it does allow you to tune  .

         Count me as one who is thankful I am not forced to
pay for General Coverage, FM, AM, ATU, bandscopes and
a host of other features I don't need.  Of course all of these
are possible for extra cost, but I'm not forced to pay for the
features I don't need and will never use.

         Modularization is truly the breakthrough in the
K3's design.  We only pay for what we need, whether it's high
performance RX (contests), true phase-locked diversity Sub
RX for low band DX-ing,  SWL GC, AM/FM modes, QRP, portability
or even a bandscope (eventually).  The customer pays for what
he needs and *not* for what he never uses.  This is how a very
high-performance K3 configuration can be so cost competitive.
I guarantee the K3 is causing headaches for the competition
even as we speak.

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV