[Elecraft] Happy But Very Sad

[Keith Heimbold]

I would debate the comment about the same price. I got my fully loaded used K3/100 for about $1500 less than what i would pay for a FT5000MP and then recently bought a second less than fully loaded K3/100 with the "savings" for Remoterig twin mode. I am sure the FT5000MP is a schweet top of the line rig and I may end up buying one down the road but for now I am stoked with the K3. I mean my two K3s.

Keith
AG6AZ

Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos

On Jun 22, 2012, at 4:54 AM, "Fred Smith" <mfsj at mo-net.com> wrote:

> Bill having owned the FTDX-5000MP for over 2 yrs I'm sure you would be very
> pleased with it and have quite a few more options than a fully loaded K3 at
> about the same price and 6m is a dream on it. Performance wise has the 5000
> is on top but the K3 is still very close the 5000 has had many firmware
> updates that improved it from even the original test numbers that were
> published by QST and Sherwood. In fact Sherwood tested one of the 5000's
> that were on the way to CA for repair so really didn't get all the numbers.
> I have used a Yaesu VL-1000 amp for over 5 years a KW on 6-160m full auto
> band switching and never a problem of any kind.
> 
> I enjoy the Elecraft line very much and they make wonderful equipment that
> few cam matches and I'm looking forward to getting my loaded K2/100 on line
> soon. I'm now looking at an Elecraft Power/SWR meter to match my tuner I
> also like things to match but can use the K2 for an exciter for the Quarda
> if needed. But I really wanted it mostly for a QRP rig and use the 100w for
> Field Day maybe.
> 
> 73,
> Fred/N0AZZ
> 
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> 
> I just purchased a late model K2 because a couple friends of mine was
> bragging how super a receiver the K2 had and after 2 weeks of using my K2 I
> have found the same thing you have I have been running aYaesu FT 920 for 15
> years it my main 6 meter radio I worked 112 countries with here in the
> midwest can't wait to get a transverter on the K2 to see just how well it
> going to hear on the vhf/uhf bands with transverters.  Good things come in
> small packages and not a super prices either.  Was about to buy a new FTdx
> 5000 really big buck now I thinking more along the lines of a K3 complete
> station.  All made in the good old USA!!!!!
> 73, Bill, W0WFH
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