[Elecraft] K3 on order

[Gary Gregory]

fred

I replaced am FTdx9000d with my K3 and i lost nothing in performance.

nice thing about Elecraft is the K3 just keeps getting better.

wish i could say thrvsame about my  smartr-than-me mobile phone.

An Elecraft phone would be a hoot?

73
Gary
On 02/03/2013 9:47 PM, "Fred Smith" <mfsj at mo-net.com> wrote:

> Gary****
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> I did not mention a price and that was intentional for all the obvious
> reasons there were some in the 10k+ range. My K3 (loaded) replaced a
> FTDX-5000MP and with the P3/SVGA both about the same price $6000 range.***
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> Fred/N0AZZ****
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> *From:* Gary Gregory [mailto:vk1zzgary at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:17 AM
> *To:* Fred Smith
> *Cc:* Nick Palomba; Benson Wills; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] K3 on order****
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> I would like to know exactly what/which model transceiver meets the K3
> specifications AT the same or lower cost.
>
> I don't know of any, but, I could be wrong. All of the current crop of
> transceivers work, it's just that the K3 does it better...:-)
>
> JMHO...and I AM biased of course!
> 73
> Gary****
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> On 2 March 2013 22:11, Fred Smith <mfsj at mo-net.com> wrote:****
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> Quality is remembered long after the price has been forgotten, junk reminds
> you quickly of what you have done.
>
> The base price of a K3/100 is quite cheap for what you get and holds the
> value "Very Well" for a long time if you will check. The base model will
> hold its own against most all radios the way you receive it but you can
> have
> the very best made if you desire I have one of each.
>
> Fred/N0AZZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick Palomba
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 7:06 PM
> To: Benson Wills
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on order
>
> I have had a few people complain about costs but from everything I have
> read
> about the support and build quality I am confident with this decision.
>
> From:  Benson Wills <benson at bwills.com>
> Date:  Friday, March 1, 2013 8:05 PM
> To:  Nick Palomba <nickn1ic at gmail.com>
> Cc:  <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject:  Re: [Elecraft] K3 on order
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> I have never regretted my K3 purchase. Even when the KIO3 board flaked out.
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> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Nick Palomba <nickn1ic at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well, I made the plunge and I am looking forward to this purchase!!!
> > Going to post pictures of my build on my blog if anyone wants to
> > follow along
> > http://nicktoday.com/elecraft-k3-and-n1ic-my-build-page-1/
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> > -Nick N1IC
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