[Elecraft] K3 competition from Icom?

[Robert Paull]

Hi All:
One last thing about the new Icom, if you want a 50 lb rig that runs on 85-250 volts...Not a bad purchase. But I would be stuck with the 60 lb generator and lots of gas on field day not just a battery.

73's
Bob Paull
KK6UE
K3 681


--- On Mon, 8/25/08, David Wilburn <dave.wilburn at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: David Wilburn <dave.wilburn at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 competition from Icom?
> To: "Elecraft Discussion List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 5:16 PM
> Good point.  I am often amazed with concerns about birdies. 
> I have 
> several networks, and multiple computers and other
> equipment within 
> feet of the K3.  I have birdies all over the place.  But
> none of them 
> have gotten in the way when I was operating.  But fully
> understand 
> many do not have any of this in the shack.
> 
> David Wilburn
> K4DGW
> www.k4dgw.com
> www.k4rc.net
> Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (K4RC)
> 
> My Current LOTW/DXCC/WAS status
> www.k4dgw.com/WAS.DXCC.info.html
> 
> 
> 
> Brett Howard wrote:
> > But with what we have (an RS232 port) and nicely
> isolated line level
> > in/outs you can have all of that capability and you
> don't have all of
> > that noise generating equipment inside the box with
> your sub microvolt
> > sensitive receiver.  Its not a LOT better but its
> definitely the way I
> > prefer it....
> > 
> > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Julian, G4ILO
> <julian.g4ilo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Ken N9VV-2 wrote:
> >>> Hi David, it looks like you can even find
> SERIAL <---> Ethernet
> >>> adapters
> http://www.industrialethernet.com/net232-dte.html
> >>> de Ken N9VV
> >>>
> >>>
> >> If I was asked to vote for an alternative
> interface I'd vote for Ethernet.
> >> But in that case I'd also like to have
> streaming audio in and out of it.
> >> Being able to remote control a radio is not a lot
> of use unless you can get
> >> audio in and out as well, and if you need a
> computer to handle that then you
> >> might as well use it also to handle the CAT
> commands.
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
> >> http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack  
> http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham
> >> Directory    http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm
> for Elecraft K2 and K3
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