[Elecraft] The K3 in comparison to the Big Guns

[Joe Stofko]

Hi Dave, 

	Right you are!  Actually, Shane's thinking
is a bit flawed. He equates performance with product
price and weight.  And, neither should be part
of the criteria. We have, sadly, become the victims
of marketing. We are slammed with it every day.
The product that costs more, MUST (somehow) be better
than it's cheaper competition !  As Elecraft proves.
that's not always true !  

73, 

Joe - W1AIU


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From: Dave KQ3T [mailto:kq3t at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:36 AM
To: Joe Stofko
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns

Or, to make an analogy more along the lines of manufactured products...

What has better performance? A 10-ton Mack truck or a 1500-lb F1 Ferrari?

That said, there are ergonomic considerations that may be compromised in the
smaller design (as they are in the Ferrari).

73,
Dave KQ3T



Joe Stofko wrote: 
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!