[Elecraft] Still lacking

[Lyle Johnson]

Note that the KX3 will have an effective SSB 
clipper/compressor/processor to give an average of at least 6 dB of 
"talk power" without significant impairment of the speech quality, 
making 10W seem like 25 or more to the receiving station.

73,

Lyle KK7P
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> Please consider a KX3 Heavy Duty version, with a lithium battery and higher power output  (25W) in a bigger box. There really is gaping hole in the market for such a rig, since most rigs either are too puny in terms of power or battery capacity (i.e. FT-817) or too battery thirsty (FT-897 for example)...