[Elecraft] Itching for a new rig

John Ragle tpcj1r03 at crocker.com
Wed Nov 30 16:01:21 EST 2011


As past owner of Hallicrafters, TenTec, Flex, K2 and (presently) K3, I 
can say that the K3 is the best durn rig I've had in 65 years of hamming 
it up. WRT superficial looks, it is fairly typical of the present genre, 
but neither stylish nor ugly, just functional, functional, functional. 
The K2 was also functional, and trading it in on an F3K was quite a 
serious mistake on my part, cured only by acquisition of the K3/100 Ser. 
No. 4103.

John Ragle -- W1ZI

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On 11/30/2011 3:04 PM, Gary D Krause wrote:
> The first few years that I was licensed, I bought a new rig almost every year.
>   In the last ten years I have only bought two HF rigs.  I sold the first one
> because, I didn't really like it and then I bought a K2 #6113 that I built
> four years ago and it's now my main rig.
>
> Lately I've been getting the new rig itch.  I've compared all the rigs that
> I'm interested in.  They all have their strengths and weaknesses as far as the
> type of operating that I do.  I've looked at all the specs and downloaded as
> much info as I can.  I've even read some of the manuals as well as reviews.
>   I've watched as many Youtube videos as possible since some of the rigs I have
> never seen or heard.  I've made several visits to HRO.  I know that this is an
> Elecraft reflector and I do own a K2 as will as other Elecraft kits but, you
> still have to check out the competition, right? ;-)
>
> Now, over the last few years, I've been saving my money to buy a new rig.  I
> thought that this would be the year that I treat myself to a nice Christmas
> present.  Other than performance, I'm also considering, sound, ease of use,
> quality of build, price, service and looks.  When I say looks, I don't mean
> ergonomics.  I mean how it looks.  I never really thought about looks before
> until I saw several people mention it in reviews.  I suppose that makes me an
> HF rig fashion snob.  So be it.
>
> Anyway, I've narrowed my selection down to two or three rigs, one of them
> being the K3.  Now I have overloaded myself with so much information that I'm
> like a deer caught in the headlights, not knowing which way to go.  I keep
> coming back to my K2 and thinking that I really can't get much better than
> that.  It's a super rig.
>
> I just had to post this to help clear my mind so, that I might be able to make
> a decision...or not.
>
> Thanks for listening,
> Gary, N7HTS
>
>
>
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