[Elecraft] Unhappy With Your KX3?

[Oliver Dröse]

Hi Kevin,

you do not need to spend all that money listed below! The K3  has got an I/F 
output. Simply connect your softrock to it (presuming it receives 8.215 MHz, 
otherwise modify it for that), connect to your soundcard and setup your 
preferred SDR application and you'll be ready to go. No P3 needed, 700$ 
saved. And concerning the power supply it might be a bit on the high side 
money-wise as stated below. Furthermore you will need one for the KX3, too. 
;-) Although you'll need a little less power than for the K3.

So the difference is much smaller than you anticipate and you'll get a 
superior radio, that's for sure.

73, Olli - DH8BQA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Kleinfelter" <kevin at kleinfelter.com>
To: "Tony Estep" <esteptony at gmail.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Unhappy With Your KX3?


> The K3 is certainly appealing.  However, having tinkered with an SDR
> receiver, I've become attached to a 'waterfall' display, and I can't
> imagine searching for signals by ear. <grin> That $20 Softrock kit was
> enough to push my 'gotta-have' feature list up by much more than $20.  The
> first time I saw a waterfall display, with 5 signals that were obviously
> CW, and I could tell which ones were sending fast/slow, I was hooked.
>
> At $1600 for the 10W K3, plus $700 for the P3, plus $300 or so for power
> supply, microphone, keyer,  $2600 is way past what I can spend.
>
> I saw one of your postings from about 18 month ago, where you said you
> thought that knobless SDRs were a dead end.  I think I've come to the same
> conclusion from a different direction -- I want a *complete* radio that
> also has SDR capabilities.  The KX3 doesn't have a lot of competition in
> this regard.
>
> Kevin
> KK4KIK
>
> On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Tony Estep <esteptony at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Kevin Kleinfelter 
>> <kevin at kleinfelter.com>wrote:
>>
>>> ...Whatever I buy will be my first radio and it will have to be my 
>>> last...
>>
>> =========
>> Then go straight to the top, Kevin, and get a K3. It is the best ham
>> transceiver available and will be for some time, so you can be sure of
>> having no regrets. Moreover, you can get the basic 10w version with one
>> receiver and then add goodies as you go, a feature that is not available
>> with alternatives. The KX3 is a terrific radio and I love mine; I have
>> experienced none of the objections mentioned in a previous post, and I'd
>> note that most of them are either esthetic preferences or can be cured by
>> proper adjustment, construction, and/or operation. However, any radio
>> designed for portability and low current drain has compromises. The K3 is
>> an all-out performance radio -- and it's still highly portable and 
>> features
>> pretty low current drain. Get a K3, and don't worry, be happy.
>>
>> Tony KT0NY
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352
>>
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