[Elecraft] Could this operate on a motorcycle?

[Mike Morrow]

> ...I just passed my Tech license and I am looking for a mobile
> station to mount on my motorcycle (BMW F700GS)
>
> I spoke with my Uncle Chuck Wood, WD6APP in San Diego, and he praised the
> KX3 as radio, said buy one for the house, but thought it was not suitable
> for a motorcycle. 
>
> ...most of the road captains are HAMs too, so we are using FRS at the 
> moment, but want to move to 6m/2m operations for co-ordinating...

Your uncle is one thousand percent on the money.

The KX3 is primarily an MF/HF rig, and a sophisticated high performance one
at that.  It is gross overkill for an application that is most appropriate
using VHF/UHF handie-talkies.  Buy a bushel-basket full of cheap Chinese
Baofeng UV-5R HTs or something similar instead.  Although they are very far
from being perfect ham HTs, they will perfectly serve your application much
much *better* than a KX3 or other M/HF rig, and be disposable as well. :-)
See: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10349 and
 http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band/dp/B007H4VT7A

OTOH, if you wish to operate portable HF in various modes on your trips,
perhaps after the day's riding is done, the KX3 is an excellent choice to
carry in addition to the VHF/UHF HT.

Mike / KK5F