[Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

[juergen piezo]

Hi

The Fox Tango FT-5000 Yahoo group.

Just do a search for the Yaesu FT-5000, the group with a large  number of members.

John

--- On Sun, 11/22/09, Philippe Trottet <TROTTET at unhcr.org> wrote:

> From: Philippe Trottet <TROTTET at unhcr.org>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net, "juergen piezo" <plebian99 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 11:41 PM
> 
>  
>  
>  
> Hi,
> It makes me remember when Honda came to Motorbike
> competition in the sixties with a copy of British engine
> design, but with better steels... and win the
> Championship.
> Certainly Yaesu engineers bought K3's and
> worked on it but I do not think they can compete with the
> Elecraft prices.
> Considering the size of the Yaesu company, they have
> huge sunk costs and payroll...unless they will open
> factories in China, taking the risk to destroy their
> image.
> 73's
> Philippe A65BI  (F5LTB)
> K3#3616
>  
>  
> 
> >>> juergen piezo <plebian99 at yahoo.com>
> 23-11-2009 11:22 >>>
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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