[Elecraft] K3 how often do you use it?

[Gary Smith]

If I would have been the one to decide on size, the height is just 
fine with the bail up. I would have made it maybe an inch wider for 
increased accessibility for my thick fingers which are marginally 
thinner than my head. 

I'm the kind of who finds cell phone keypads too small too...

As to K3 use/week: 100% of my operations till I finish replacing all 
of the electrolytics in my Corsair II with new Ultra low ESR caps & 
even then it'll be 95% K3. 

Time wise? contests... most of the contest. 
DXing: Listening 10 hours a week. Transmit? 30 minutes including 
exchanges & small talk.
Other: 1-2 hours as my AM radio in the shack

73,
Gary
KA1J

> 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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