[Elecraft] Could you make a Element/vibration hardend VX3?

[Russell Conner]

I understand, I have an electronics background too, just like I'd imagine
anyone attracted to your fine product. I can see the time and passion you
put into your product.

You could have come back and said "we are working on it" or "It is most of
the way there, it just is not water resistant" or "We know someone who has
a modification guide" I figured no harm in asking.... boy was I wrong.

Unfortunately, this thread, and the other thread, have convinced me I have
to pass on your excellent product.

Makes me a very sad HAM.


On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> It was a perfectly valid question, Russell. "Hardening" the KX3 would be
> useful for high-vibration applications, but definitely on the expensive
> side. I'm not sure we could justify the engineering time or that we'd have
> a large enough market for it.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On May 4, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Russell Conner <rgconner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Starting to be sorry I asked.
> >
> > On May 4, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> It isn't a delicate wallflower, but it is a  pretty expensive and
> complicated way to get 3W on 2m FM. And it isn't really designed for
> general-purpose 2m use. Will it have automatic repeater offsets on 2m?
> Maybe not.
> >>
> >> With a dual-band mobile, you can use a high-gain 440 antenna. You'll
> also have at least 10X the power that the KX3 could produce.
> >>
> >> A 2M mobile radio is under $200, and a basic dual-band mobile is under
> $400.
> >>
> >> wunder
> >> K6WRU
> >>
> >> On May 4, 2014, at 3:17 PM, rgconner <rgconner at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You must not use CB, or maybe it is just where I live, but if you try
> and use
> >>> any channel on the CB the yahoos drown you out.
> >>>
> >>> REmeber, any yahoo can use CB, but a HAM operator has to pass a test.
> That
> >>> appears to weed out the yahoos.
> >>>
> >>> I am amazed by all the things this radio does, and does well, but it is
> >>> apparently a delicate wallflower in everyones opinion.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe it is, I am reluctant to shell out $1000 to prove it right or
> wrong.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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