[Elecraft] ADT-200A Fully DSP transceiver

[juergen piezo]

Hi Dave

Minor differences of a few Db here and there does not mean much  in the real world for most operators. Considering how perfect the ADAT radio is in all aspects of its design, any criticism just seems like jealous nitt-picking.

I have been wanting to buy a K3 now  since its release, which is almost two years now. However I am unwilling to invest in a product that is essentially unfinished.

 Its been almost two years now  and the radio still has missing features and functions. While I admire those who staunchly defend Elecraft and their own love of the K3, I do want something thats 100% out of the box  with all features working. The P3 is another case in point how long will it take before its as good as say the Yaesu DMU, 2 years as well?

The ADAT appears to be a finished product,  all its core features have been delivered with excellent styling and  engineering. I dont know how so many can be so critical of this well designed radio. It has a perfect receiver, transmitter, S-meter, CW keying sidebands and  probably the worlds best IMD performance from a transmitter. It really delivers a knockout blows against the K3. These several  key feature advantages over the K3 would be attractive to more operators than few Db in receiver performance. If Ulrich Rhode N1UL owns one, it says a lot about the radios design excellence!

Anyway if I had to choose today between buying a K3 or an ADAT I would probably buy the ADAT, which I only found out about  from reading this list! I dont see how the K3 could be improved  to feature match the ADAT, it would take a new design from Elecraft.

73, John



The electrical specs of this radio may not be as "good" as the K3 or other radios for that matter but, you can't ignore the construction of this radio.

It looks like it is using mil-spec construction techniques, which isn't cheap to implement.

If the Elecraft radios had an option to purchase thicker aluminum panels, which shouldn't be a real expensive option, it would give it the feel of something that will be a $4k+ radio (with options).  Although we may not like the Asian brands, it's pretty tough to ignore what a sub $1k radio gives you in terms of mechanical construction techniques.

Dave