[Elecraft] KX3 vs. K3 and other rigs?

[juergen]

Hi Kristinn

What i dont get is  why people expect so much performance from a 
so called portable rig. A rig designed for portable operation generally uses poor antennas and is optimized for weight, size and battery life.

While its nice having great receiver specifications, you do have to be realistic about the real world requirements that is placed on the receiver when operating portable.

For me battery life, convenience and power output are very important requirements rather than world beating receiver specifications.
I would gladly have  30 watts output over ultimate receiver performance. Most military manpacks run 20 to 30 watts for good reasons. 

10 watts and a wire in the tree type of operation does not  demand a receiver with 100db of IMD dynamic range.

If the KX3 does deliver incredible receiver performance for a bargain price I wont say NO, however I can live with lesser receiver performance when operating with marginal antennas.

What I would prefer to see is an antenna tuner that will tune a 9 to 13 ft whip on all bands, or alternatively a end fed wire on all bands. A low noise figure receiver  is important when using short portable antennas.

We all waiting for the KX3  tech specs with baited breath. Time will tell whether we will get a 10,000 dollar contest radio that fits into the palm of your hand! After all my years of operating, I have yet to have my DC receiver overload on 40 meters when operating portable with full size low dipoles.

73
John



--- On Sun, 6/5/11, TF3KX <kristinn1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: TF3KX <kristinn1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 vs. K3 and other rigs?
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, June 5, 2011, 8:49 PM
> I am watching the KX3 evolution with
> great interest.  It appears to bear lots
> of resemblance to the K3, but it is not clear to me where
> these two will
> differ.  Or, for that matter, how the KX3 will compare
> against some of the
> other rigs around today.
> 
> Is there any place that shows, or can someone list up, the
> primary
> differences between, say, KX3 and K3?  Not only in
> terms of technical specs
> (IMD, etc.), but also the internal structure (both with
> similar RF/DSP
> architecture?), features, etc.?
> 
> 73 - Kristinn, TF3KX
> ..proud maker and owner of K2 #6425
> 
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