[Elecraft] Flex 3000 or KX3 [how about an IC-730S?]

[Lee Buller]

Now....this is a PRIME example of Ham Radio.....

Lee





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From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
To: Steve Hamon <smhamon at gmail.com>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, April 3, 2012 10:00:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Flex 3000 or KX3 [how about an IC-730S?]

Hi Steve,

I see you're in Eureka, less than a half-day drive from me (Belmont is  
just south of SF). That gives me an idea for your first HF rig.

I have an Icom IC-730S transceiver in the attic that you can have it  
you don't mind picking it up. It's a good, basic HF radio. It's the 10- 
watt model, purchased by my dad in Hong Kong, not the 100-W standard  
IC-730. As a mostly-QRP guy I found this to be a feature :)  I worked  
all over the world with this thing. Then I used it as a piece of test  
equipment in the early days of Elecraft when Eric and and designed the  
K2. I still have the matching power supply, speaker, and manual.

If you eventually get a different HF rig, you could donate the '730S  
to another new licensee or a club.

Let me know if you're interested.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

Steve Hamon wrote:

> Hello--I am perplexed about the choice of which HF rig to get.  I just
> passed my General and am trying to put together my first "shack."  I  
> have
> heard fantastic, rave reviews about the Flex and also about the  
> KX3.  My
> only concerns about the KX3 is that after putting out about $1,500  
> for the
> basic KX3 and Tuner and Filter added, I still will only have a 10 watt
> unit.  I want it to be my mobile and my base unit.  Will I have to  
> chuck
> out another thousand bucks for the 100 watt amp?


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