[Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

[juergen piezo]

Hi 

It looks like Yaesus new  FT5000 has copied the  K3's architecture

The K3 will be getting a serious  run for its money in the next few months. Yaesu looks like it has  done some serious competition analysis.

Features...

9 mhz IF
Not up conversion
Narrow roofing filters
99 db 3rd dynamic range +25dbm 3rd order intercept point @ 1khz
200 watts, 75 Class A
300 hz roofing filter.
MP and FT5KD version 
Bandscope and many other features

 It looks like Yaesu have taken the K3's performance ideals and put it 
into a bigger box. The brochure is on the yahoo groups web page for those interested.

This radio is going to be very popular because it seems that a lot of the criticism of the K3's  apparent failings  seem to have been corrected in the new Yaesu FT5K design

All very interesting
...

John