[Elecraft] K3 Tops the List!

[Don Rasmussen]

The "official" numbers are great news, however, given
a chance to operate the K3 in this weekends ARRL DX CW
contest provided the following additional info.

The receiver is QUIET, even with narrow filter
settings.

You need to LOOK to see if the fan is running, there
is no fan noise.

The QSK is fast and silent.

The main tuning knob is large and weighted, tunes like
the best. (I use very minor friction resistance).

When TUNE is pressed, you see 10 watts going out and
the SWR in VERY BIG digits in the K3 display. 

The radio is rock solid over many hours of operation,
it has not had an odd or funny happening, in fact,
since I bought it. I have never performed a  firmware
reset to cure an "unwelcome state". 

It turns on the instant you press the POWER button.

Sure, the radio has the specs you want in a DSP radio,
but absent are a number of the practical drawbacks
I've seen in the past on other radios.

vy FB!

de wb8yqj

[Elecraft] K3 Tops the List!

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Sat Feb 16 23:30:35 EST 2008 

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