[Elecraft] RE: K3 is really a computer radio 3

[Tom]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:10:33 +0000, you wrote:

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>Thanks for ur advice which I already took.
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>I got a FT-9000d which has so many knobs and
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>switches that it may set the all time record.
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>For operating ease, the Yaesu is far superior and
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>already contains most of the features on the 
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>Elecrafters wish lists.  
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>I just wanted to give the K3 a thorough chance
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>to show its stuff and was frustrated at the 
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>difficulty of operation.
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>I was also able to switch the same antenna between
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>the 9000d and the K3.  In all cases the performance
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>on 80 and 160 was the same with noise and vy weak
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>sigs.  Considering the vast price difference, that makes
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>the K3 the bargain of the decade, even if u add the
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>cost of a computer to control it.  73
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>Charles Harpole
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>k4vud at hotmail.com
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>

What computer???

The only thing I need a computer for with the K3 is to update the firmware.  Of
course it is nice to have it connected to my logging software and panadapter,
but  I certainly don't need any of that to control it.

I already had the computer so I can't say that was a factor at all.

Are you saying that the FT-9000 has all the logging and propagation software
built in?  Wow!  That's really nifty!

Tom, N5GE