[Elecraft] W9OY on P3

Fri Feb 19 22:59:52 EST 2010

Realize that in the 2010 ARRL Handbook that the K3 took TOP honors in the 
QRP catagory, TOP honors in the under $2000 catagory, and TOP honors in the 
over  $2000 catagory, ALL THREE CATAGORIES.

73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg" <ab7r at cablespeed.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3

>I agree Bob.  The Flex 5K is a nice radio.  I "had" one myself for a
> brief time.  It really comes down to user preference as with all things.
>
> Of course you cannot beat the K3's receiver performance so that you
> cannot dispute.  But if someone is so hung up on computers then it is
> not a bad option for them.  The main things I did not like about them
> were....
> 1.  I just don't want to rely on a computer being so vulnerable to
> problems.  If you have a computer problem then you have a radio problem
> too.  With any other radio a computer problem does not induce problems
> with the radio.
>
> 2.  Just did not like the UI having to bounce back and forth in a
> contest situation between the logging program and the radio window.  Too
> cumbersome.
>
> 3.  While the CW performance was improved it was still nothing close to
> the K3.
>
> 4.  Too many child programs you had to run in addition to PWRSDR for it
> to do certain things.  And while they did work, it was just one more
> ingredient in the pie where something could go wrong.
>
> Chow...
>
> 73
> Greg
> AB7R
>
>
> On 2/19/2010 4:07 AM, Bob Naumann wrote:
>> Let's be reasonable though - the Flex is not a piece of junk just because
>> it's in second place on the Sherwood list.
>>
>> There's a whole lot of good radios behind the two of them further down 
>> the
>> list.
>>
>> I think this W9OY, because of his obvious pro-Flex bias, should be given 
>> the
>> same respect as W2OY was in the "olde days". (He was the "CQ CQ, no kids, 
>> no
>> lids, no space cadets" guy).
>>
>> W5OV
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hector Padron
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:01 AM
>> To: juergen
>> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3
>>
>> W9OY says:
>> "Elecraft had their little answer to the pan adapter, what a joke. It was 
>> a
>> little screen maybe 9" and made the radio look like a toy. The quality of
>> the display was horrible"
>>
>> What can you expect from a Flex radio user,they all will attack our
>> K3's,they  all will critize our radios,they feel those Flex radios are 
>> the
>> best in the world and nothing will be better for them,its a human nature 
>> to
>> defend what we have but I would ask them, why Sherwood lab has the K3 on 
>> top
>> of the list and then the "Flex 5000 takes second place? I will ask them 
>> to
>> answer that simple question.
>>
>> AD4C
>>
>> "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3"
>>
>> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, juergen<plebian99 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: juergen<plebian99 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 10:04 AM
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Julian
>>
>>
>> Looks like a jealous Flexradio fan.
>>
>> So many Flexradio users have PC problems and hangups. I would not go near
>> this  concept. At least if you plug the P3 in it wont hangup. You 
>> certainly
>> wont have to spend  months seeking out a good motherboard  that wont 
>> cause
>> hangups or stutter.
>>
>> I dont see Agilent bringing  out test instruments with a PC for the main
>> interface. They dont do this for for very good and valid reasons.  Ham
>> radios are exactly the same in nature, they need a front panel with knobs
>> and buttons.
>>
>> I dont mind using my Perseus for casual monitoring  and testing tasks,
>> however when tuning the bands for a long period of time I just shut the
>> thing off and use a real VFO knob. Its the most efficient device ever
>> invented for tuning, its the equivalent of the wheel for  ham radio! We 
>> all
>> know there's little point in reinventing the wheel!
>>
>> Hail the VFO Knob!
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Julian, G4ILO<julian.g4ilo at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> From: Julian, G4ILO<julian.g4ilo at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [Elecraft] W9OY on P3
>>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 1:11 AM
>>>
>>> W9OY comments on the P3 panadapter in his blog:
>>>
>>>
>> http://w9oy-sdr.blogspot.com/2010/02/orlando-hamcation-2010-plus-f3k-post.ht
>> ml
>>
>>> . [Apoplexy alert: he doesn't say anything nice.]
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
>>> * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
>>> * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
>>> * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html
>>>
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