[Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

[Phil Hystad]

There is an advertisement in the December QST, inside the back cover.  It shows a couple of pictures but it is hard to say if they are an actual radio or a graphic rendition of one.


On Nov 23, 2009, at 12:04 AM, juergen piezo wrote:

> 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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