[Elecraft] K3V - another new product speculation

[Oliver "Olli" Dröse]

> That is an extremely small market. There is a reason the rigs you
> mentioned are no longer around. Serious ops go the transverter route.

The problem is that there are NO good VHF/UHF radios anymore! That's why the 
serious OPs MUST go the transverter route. Believe me, there's quite some market 
in Europe for really good VHF&up equipment. We have a high population density 
here with lots of active stations. Especially during contests were the big guns 
do > 1.000 QSOs alone on 2 m in a 24 h contest. Ever wondered why companies like 
DB6NT technologies can sell monoband 20 W transverters for 1.400 EUR? Because 
there is demand for extra-ordinary performance.

To my mind a "K3V" incl. 10, 6, 2 m with 100 W, crossband capability 
(satellites) and with optional internal 70 & 23 cm and 4 m modules would be a 
really good seller as long as it could be produced for a price as the stock K3 + 
100 W amp ranges today. But surely the market is smaller than that for a K3 as 
is today. External transverters are rather a pain, again some extra boxes, 
cabling needed, a.s.o., not really portable/mobile friendly. Put it all into one 
package and it will be a real plus.

Unfortunately this will never happen, I fear. :-((

Vy 73, Olli - DH8BQA