[Elecraft] K3 how often do you use it?

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Don't know about actual time but 90% the K3 and 10% my pristine TS-940S.

Mike-14 wrote:
> 
> I didn't find any questions about marketing when I took my ham exams. I 
> think all that needs to be judged on the subject, is to look at sales vs 
> the time the K3 has been in production. Seems to me they're listening to 
> the crowd who's willing to reach for the hip pocket. How much smarter  
> marketing strategy could there possibly be?
> 
> I think HF in general is falling in popularity, but that's due to the 
> FCC;s decision to put everybody's shack on their belt.
> 
> I do think the Kenwood TS-2000 is a particularly ugly radio. ;-)
> 
> 73, Mike NF4L
> 
> Randy Downs wrote:
>> I fellow said "Elecrafts ergonomics and packaging is not appealing enough
>> for most people despite its receiver performance. They could fix it by
>> putting the K3 into a bigger box with a decent front panel and more
>> knobs, but they wont. They wont because they are listening to the wrong
>> people who dont have a clue about marketing and who dont understand the
>> psyche of most everyday hams. Hedging your bets on a small group of hams
>> who turn their radios maybe 5 times a year while ignoring those who use a
>> radio probably every second day is not wise."
>> in a message to me. I guess now the question becomes, how often do you
>> use your K3? I use mine at least 10 hours a week. We need a poll I guess.
>> Randy
>> K8RDD 
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