[Elecraft] Current buy configuration

[Gary Smith]

There have been many suggestions to this so far and all good 
depending on your interests. For me, I am mostly a CW op and decided 
to select filters for that purpose. I also knew I wanted a RX antenna 
and listened to the chatter back in 08 deciding to get many 
accessories knowing I'd want them later on. I kept adding options as 
I enjoy SWLing and a maximally stable rig for future digital modes 
I'd want to switch to. I wanted the sub Rx and that meant buying 
other parts than just the sub Rx. So here it is 2014 and I've added 
just about everything there is to offer except a couple filters on 
both boards and the 2M option. I have the voice module but will put 
that in the next time I open the K3, I'm in no hurry and don't "need" 
anything else.

I'll probably add the 2M option down the road but the bottom line to 
me is I decided what I initially wanted the K3 to offer me and as I 
came across more savings, I added the next part I wished I had till I 
have a fully stacked K3 minus those couple of parts I mentioned. I 
surely don't "need" anything more at this point but its a delight 
knowing my K3 will do everything I ask of it that it is capable of 
doing. With my old ears there's not much any other rig would offer 
that this one doesn't give me and its so easy to use once you set it 
up the way you want. 

You decide what you want right now and then decide what you will 
probably want. If money is a problem, do the lowest common 
denominator and get the minimum you need. If you can afford it, ask 
what others are using to do what you want to do and then buy that 
equipment at the same time so you can do it all at once. It would 
have been much easier if I had just bought it all at the same time 
and never had to open the rig again to update.

YMMV,
73,

Gary
KA1J

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