[Elecraft] TS-990

[tnnyswy at yahoo.com]

Rick I agree with you on this thread being drawn out, and should go quietly to the curb.
However, you have brought up a very valid question about Elecraft simple but effective products.
I think you should start another thread with your question as the heading. 
It would be interesting to hear other views and opinions on why such a simple radio stands head and shoulders
with the back breaking behemoths that end up on some desks. 

(((73))) Milverton.






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> From: Rick Wheeler <info at omalley.com>
>To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
>Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 1:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TS-990
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>While this thread is getting a little long in the tooth, Al brings up some very interesting points. Yes, Kenwood, Icom, and Yaesu do make fine transceivers, but it does seem the Elecraft rigs perform as well and better in many cases with simpler schematics. Me, far from being an electronics guru, would like to have someone offer up an explanation as to if Elecraft rigs are indeed simpler generally and if so why they perform as well or better in many cases. Hurry though, I think this thread is due to be shut down soon!
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>Rick
>K4LX
>K2 #2005 
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>From: Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net>
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
>Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 1:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TS-990
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>The weight of rigs from Japan has more to do with the choice of steel for the 
>chassis instead of aluminum, and certainly the size of the TS-990 is the right 
>size for many people. But another observation is that when you look at the 
>schematic diagrams of Japanese rigs they are unbelievably complicated. There 
>are easily ten times as many paths, components, connectors, and devices as the 
>typical American rig, making it extremely difficult to follow signal flow on 
>these enormously dense circuits. When I first obtained an Elecraft K2, I 
>couldn't believe how simple it was. The schematic looked pretty much like the 
>occasional homebrew transceiver you see in QST, and yet the specs were every bit 
>as good as Japanese rigs costing (and weighing) way more. I have always wondered 
>whether Japanese transceivers are way over-engineered-- and thus more expensive, 
>heavier, and larger-- than they have to be.
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>Al  W6LX
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