[Elecraft] Flex 3000 or KX3

[Wayne Burdick]

Steve is taking me up on the IC-730S, which I just dusted off and  
tested this afternoon.

It's a bit of a shock to see the KX3 sitting next to the IC-730 and  
realize just how far we've come. Six KX3s would fit inside the IC730,  
yet the KX3 has a much better display, more bands, more modes, DSP  
features, internal ATU and batteries, and much better dynamic range.

Best of all, there's no multi-section band switch :)  Steve is going  
to have to hit it with some contact cleaner.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:59 PM, 4Z5TO wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> Not a sage Elmer, but it would seem to me that the KX3 would bee  
> your better
> choice and this is why since you mentioned "travel"...
>
> The Flex3000 is 90 more watts, but you will also need an outboard  
> computer
> of some sort to go with it, there is no other way to really control  
> it from
> my understanding- (maybe there's a smart phone/tablet app you could  
> use).
>
> While on the other hand, the KX3 is totally self-dependent requiring  
> nothing
> else except an antenna (the Flex will need an antenna too) as there  
> is a
> control panel attached to it - no extra laptop/desktop w/monitor  
> required.
>
> At any rate for either rig I would invest in a good antenna system  
> so you
> can take advantage of max wattage should you decide to do so.  
> Amazingly
> enough, you can make a lot of good contacts with 10 watts.
>
> So it seems to boil down to this, how much traveling do you do where  
> you
> really expect to operate your rig?
>
> 73,
> Douglas
>
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