[Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig...?

[David Gilbert]

While I am extremely impressed with the K3 hardware, I think that much 
of the rig's impressive performance represents extensions of the Orion 
series.  It seems to me that the most revolutionary aspect of the K3, at 
least among major manufacturers, is the paradigm shift in the 
relationship between the designer and the customer.

73,
Dave   AB7E


Darwin, Keith wrote:
> Yes, but this isn't about the best performing rig.  The KWM-2 certainly
> had limits and deficiencies (cost being one of them), yet it left a mark
> on ham radio that continues to this day.
>
> I'm suggesting that the K3 is in a similar class, not that it is
> redefining the form of rigs, but is redefining the cost / performance
> expectations.  We now have a US-built choice that gives performance that
> is ahead of it's cost.
>
> It probably won't have the overall impact of the KWM2, but I'm thinking
> that I got a lot more radio for a much better price than any KWM (or
> s-line, c-line, 530s, 830s, etc.) owner did.
>
> Indeed, these are the good old days!
>
> 73!
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K3 711 -