[Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig of all time?

[Paul Christensen]

I couldn't resist:

Grebe CR-18 (one of the 1st commercially-produced ham-only regen receivers - 
ca. 1926)
National SW-3/Pilot Super Wasp - 1st mass-produced ham receivers (Pilot in 
kit form);
National HRO - Revolutionized Superhet technology & My Vote for THE Receiver 
all of all time;
KWS-1/75A4 - SSB implementation;
KWM-1 - Transceiver concept;
FT-101/TS-520 - Large-scale import revolution with high value in packaging & 
features;
Ten Tec Triton series - SS finals;
KWM-480/TR-7 - Digital tuning;
TS-870S - IF DSP; and
Flex SDR-1K - SDR concept to amateur radio.

Nearly a ten-year interval in each category, beginning in the '20s.  I 
wanted to include Hallicrafters (my call-sign after all), but cannot think 
of a really stand-out product, although the SX-28, SX-88, and DD receivers 
deserve a place in history.

Paul, W9AC






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig of 
all time?


> Kieth,
>
> My vote is for the KWM2 because it brought the concept of transceivers
> to amateur radio.
> My second vote is for the Drake C line.  I believe that was the
> turnaround point of amateur thinking about receiver performance.  Prior
> to that time, the major consideration for receiver specs was
> 'sensitivity' - it did not matter how much noise was amplified, if it
> was more sensitive, it was better.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Darwin, Keith wrote:
>> The K3's performance clearly exceeds its price (check it out, two
>> possessives in once sentence and only 1 has an apostrophe) and I
>> believe it is a contender for "greatest rig ever" or at least "very
>> noteworthy in the historical radio timeline".
>>
>> How long do you think we have to wait before folks begin speaking of
>> the K3 as one of the most influential rigs?
>>
>> And what rigs would you say are the most historically influential?
>> Which ones caused a major shift in the history of amateur radio?
>>
>> KWM2A?
>> TS-520?
>> FT-101?
>> Drake C-Line (esp R4-C)?
>> FT-1000?
>> Century 22?
>>
>> - Keith N1AS -
>> - SKCC 344c -
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