[Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns

[Joe Stofko]

Please...please excuse me for being overly simplistic.. but, I just cannot 
help myself !  :)    Shane, your questions and bewilderment are certainly
understandable... but, think of it this way...

a 1-inch solid cube of lead might cost a few dollars...
a 1-inch hollow cube of gold might cost several hundred dollars...
The gold sure does look nice... but which one would you
rather have as a paper weight ?

73,

Joe - W1AIU

Shane White wrote:
>> That's it, I'm going to ask the silly question.
>>
>> How can the K3's receiver outperform that of the Icom IC-7800 and Yaesu
>> FTDX9000? These two radios cost in excess of $11,000 and weigh in at over
>> 25Kg (55lbs)! The K3 costs about $2000 and weighs about 4Kg (8.5lbs). Yes
>> the K3 is deficient of a screen, internal PSU and some knobs but why on
>> earth is there such a difference in price and weight? Given this, how can
>> the K3's receiver outperform these other radios?
>>
>> These questions keep bugging me. Those glossy Yaesu and Icom brochures
>> certainly don't help!