[Elecraft] Unhappy With Your KX3?

[Don Wilhelm]

NAH, the decision is only between a K3 and a KX3 - both "top of the 
line" transceivers.  Want one for home only, the K3 is the obvious 
choice -- want one that will do both home and portable, the KX3 is the 
best.  Yes, with the KX3 choice, you will have to wait a bit for the 
battery charger, and the 100 watt amplifier and tuner, and there are not 
direct connectors that are usable for data modes - for the K3, the 100 
watt amp and tuner are already "there" and the connection possibilities 
are greater than that for the KX3.   The 817 is "old iron" and does not 
rate up there with Elecraft gear in the Sherwood (and ARRL) ratings.  
Yes, the test results for the KX3 are not yet in, but I believe you will 
not be disappointed.  You will not find a comparable radio that you can 
hold in your hand and run on batteries.  I believe the KX3 will be shown 
to be able to compete with contest grade receivers when all the "i's" 
are dotted and the "t's" are crossed.

I have done only rudimentary measurements on my KX3, but it "blows the 
socks" off everything else I have other than the K3.  I have tested 
dynamic range and  MDS, and it exceeds my FTY-817, FT-900, and FT-847 by 
a wide margin.  Yes, it is better than the K2, but not by a whole lot. I 
have not attempted to do the other principle tests that are done by 
Sherwood and the ARRL.  I have done the testing that is meaningful to me.

The K3 is better, but is not a radio that you can hold in your hand, so 
comparing the K3 and the KX3 is sort of an "apples to oranges" 
comparison IMHO.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/3/2012 4:13 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Rick Stealey <rstealey at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> ...If you don't get a KX3 what are you going to get, an FT-817?...
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> ROFLMAO!
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> Tony KT0NY
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