[Elecraft] Elecraft newbie considering K3 vs KX3

[Bill Frantz]

I have a base (12 watt) K3 and find 5 watts quite adequate for 
my mostly PSK operation. With the sunspots the way they are, I 
can reach the south Pacific on a good night. Narrow band modes 
like CW and PSK work well with low power.

I spent my extra cash on the T1 tuner, the 2M option, the FM 
filter, and the 250Hz filter. I also have the Elecraft cool aid 
running in my blood so I have a P3 on order. My plan is to move 
up to 100 watts when the sunspots die down. Right now I'm having 
too much fun with QRP.

OTOH, I have had trouble being heard on the Elecraft SSB net. 
But that's a wide band mode. Perhaps if I aimed my dipole toward 
Oregon instead of Rhode Island it would work better. :-)

The choice between K3 and KX3 was easy for me. The K3 was being 
delivered. :-)

Cheers - Bill

On 10/16/12 at 5:27 PM, tcbetka at hotmail.com (tom betka) wrote:

>Here's the basic order I came up with today. After talking 
>David at Elecraft, I added the 100w power amplifier which kicks 
>price up $450. But my question...is that really needed at first.

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