[Elecraft] New Eham.net K3 review by QRPNEW

[R. Kevin Stover]

Any review for a high performance transceiver which starts off 
complaining about the size of the box and the lack of enough knobs needs 
to be looked at with a jaundiced eye.

I don't know where or when the idea that only BIG radios with lots of 
knobs (3/4  of which never get used) should be some kind of standard 
related to performance.

I also automatically discount ANY E-Ham review posted by someone who 
won't post under their own call sign.

Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
> One of the more amazing aspects of that review was his claim that he did not
> know the size of the K-3 before he ordered it.  It's size is certainly not
> kept a secret.  Apparently, he does not bother to read the literature before
> he buys something.  That's incredible.
> 
> As far as the performance aspects he mentions, I don't know what radio he
> was using (if in fact he was using a radio) but it certainly does not
> remotely resemble either of my K-3s.  His comments about a perceived need to
> constantly re-center the roofing filters causes me to wonder whether he has
> any idea of what roofing filters are supposed to do or how they work.  But
> mainly, I truly wonder if he is ever actually operated the K-3.  While he
> was at it, I am rather surprised he did not give it a rating of 0/5 rather
> than the 3/5.
> 
> His remarks are so foreign to what many other owners, the ARRL and Sherwood
> engineering, not forgetting W8JI have all noted with respect to the radio
> that one has to wonder about his motives in making the comments.  Certainly,
> he is entitled to his opinion just as we are entitled to read it and forget
> it.
> 
> Bruce-W8FU


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R. Kevin Stover, ACØH