[Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

Richard Squire - HB9ANM hb9anm at bluewin.ch
Mon Nov 23 12:05:22 EST 2009


I am amazed at the number of things that can be said on this reflector about
another brand's radio nobody owns...

The K3 is and remains my radio. And if anyone thinks the Japanese copied the
9 MHz IF from Elecraft, let me mention that my Ten-Tec Omni-D had the same
concept some 30 years ago... Of course, no DSP. Did Yaesu copy the Omni-D?
Of course not. Only, the big JA's at last realized that you cannot have
narrow roofing filters with an IF around 70 MHz!

And they failed to "copy" some of the K3's features:

The AC supply excludes any mobile operation and restricts portable operation
to places where such power is available. I like to work portable from my car
(with a separate battery) from any convenient site.

No 100 W version? That must be the reason – those MosFETs need some 50 V...
But with 200 W, who is going to notice the 3 dB difference (1/2 S-unit) on
his S Meter? 

And how about a 2nd RX? Should a rig cost more than $ 10,000 to offer this
feature?
K3 owners know the answer.

If some people (not) in the know think the FT5K will be priced at some $
5,000, then you can afford a K3 and a few accessories to go with it (e.g.
the W2...).

The K3 is still "The Only Affordable – and Portable – Elite Class
Transceiver"!

73
Richard




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