[Elecraft] K3 & Competition

[Bob - W0GI]

The sales dude mentioned that Kenwood would be introducing something 
in the "K3 class, as far as performance, but better". 

Talk is cheap.......But the fact is, Kenwood, Icom, and Yaesu have had the
ability for a long long time to make receivers with good close-in blocking.
But they always seem to put the dollars into bells and whistles, and lots of
buttons and knobs.

The Yaesu FT-5000 is the first Japanese rig that will probably be up there
with Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and Flex in close-in blocking and dynamic range. But
$6000-$8000? Not me, I'll keep my Mark-V for SSB and some CW, and use the K3
for tough conditions.

For SSB, the Mark-V sounds great, and is very convenient to use. For crowded
CW, the K3 is amazing, and not hard to use at all. It is a fine replacement
for my T-T Corsair.

After adding the LP-Pan, and using PowerSDR-IF and CW Skimmer, I just don't
know what else I would want in a station. 

I guess we will see what Kenwood comes up with.  I had a TS-950SD before the
Mark-V, and it was another fine radio, but the K3 is in a class all it's own
for CW.





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