[Elecraft] Would anyone like to see an all-mode VHF/UHFoffering from Elecraft?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> A K3-based successor to the Yaesu FT-736 would be  far, far better.

The FT-736R is at least half again the size three times the weight
of the K3/10 with KXV-2 for approximately the same power output.  One
still needed external amplifiers for reasonable (> 100W) power level.

There is little difference in size, weight and complexity between the
K3/10 with KXV-2 plus XV-220/430 (or K3/100 with XV-144/220/430) and
the FT-736R but the performance difference is night and day.

If one wants it all in one box get the IC-9100, TS-2000 or even an
IC-7000 or 706mkIIg.  I can't think of anything more compact that
the 706mkIIg or 7000 and I doubt that Elecraft can or would compete
with that size/price.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 1/31/2014 3:12 PM, Lewis Phelps wrote:
> Joe, I respectfully disagree with your assertion that "it already
exists." The functionality exists, but not in a form factor that makes
it easy to use in portable situations. Many VHF/UHF contesters (myself
included) operate from mountain peaks, to gain greater distance to the
"radio horizon." Unless you want to invest in an RV or van, it becomes a
real challenge to squeeze a K3 plus a couple of transverters, plus a
laptop for logging, plus antenna rotator controls, plus a couple of
brick amplifiers, plus a whole bunch of coaxial cable, into a vehicle. I
know, because I cram all that sort of stuff into a Jeep Cherokee for
contest events. I can carry it in the Jeep, but setting up to operate
inside the Jeep isn't easy. Since you can't count on benign weather atop
9,000 foot -plus peaks, setting up on a table outside the vehicle isn't
a viable alternative. A K3-based successor to the Yaesu FT-736 would be
far, far better.
>
> I don't know how widespread a market exists for such a rig, but one can dream.
>
> Lew
>
> Lew Phelps N6LEW
> Pasadena, CA DM04wd
> Elecraft K3-10
> Yaesu FT-7800
> Lew at N6LEW.US
> www.ntlew.us
>
>
>
> On Jan 31, 2014, at 6:08 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> No, it already exists in the K3/10 with XV-144/220/432 or the
>> K3/10 with KXV-144 for those wanting only 6 and 2.
>>
>
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