[Elecraft] Could this operate on a motorcycle?

Sun May 4 21:27:27 EDT 2014

Hmmm.... kinda biting the hand that feeds you, here.      ;-)

Considering your last three posts, you are kinda sound just a little bit 
angry we do not agree with your plan.  You are, of course, free to buy 
the rig and use the radio as you think best, but it may be just a wee 
bit inappropriate to blame us for your disappointment that we do not 
think the rig is the best tool for the given task.

Your condescending remarks are misplaced and tantamount to a lawyer 
impeaching his own witness ... sorry he asked, not because he was out of 
line, or that the question was improper;   but  because he simply did 
not get the answer he wanted!   You impugn our knowledge of the 
application ... but frankly there are many among us who have deep 
insight into, and experience in, the very application you ask about.

Good luck on the project, your club is lucky to have such a staunch 
advocate researching the options.

Just MY take... Happy days, OM.

-------------------  K8JHR  ----------------------

On 5/4/2014 9:10 PM, rgconner wrote:
> Hmm. What I think the biggest issue is that I am both a motorcycle
> enthusiast and a budding HAM enthusiast... although the shine is coming off
> quickly.
>
> "Motor scooters" come in 600+ cc now, they are as big and fast as half the
> motorcycles out there. BMW's C600 will cruise all day long, and you can get
> up and 1000 miles again the next day if you want.
>
> This highlights the difficulty: lack of mine and others knowledge of both
> spheres in equal depth. I know motorcycles. I don't know HAM as well. You
> all know the HAM as well, but there seems to be not an overlap with
> motorcycles so much.
>
> And, considering the spec this was designed for: "home, backpacking, and
> travel." it sounds like another product: cell phones.
>
> And we motorcyclists mount our cellphones to the handlebars all the time,
> even small tablets.
>
> So I am surprised those products fair better than the KX3 in the
> overlapping "home, backpacking, and travel." environment.
>
> I have broken 3 phones packpacking, so I guess the KX3 is out altogether if
> it is not as rugged as as say, a Galaxy S phone.
>
> My 2c worth.
>
> On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Jim Brown-10 [via Elecraft] <
> ml-node+s365791n7588568h31 at n2.nabble.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5/4/2014 5:17 PM, Russell Conner wrote:
>>> well, the naysayers have convinced me, the Elecraft is not the radio for
>> me
>>> for this application, and this is the application I need to solve first.
>> A
>>> home station is a year or two away, if ever.
>>
>> Hi Russell,
>>
>> Congratulations on getting your license. The experience and backgrounds
>> of those who have offered advice is pretty widely varied -- everything
>> from true expert to opinions only to hearsay. Most of us own Elecraft
>> rigs, and most have owned lots of other rigs too, over the years. I've
>> had nearly 20 in the 60 years I've been a ham. Many of us own and use 2M
>> and 440 MHz rigs -- I certainly do -- and I mostly use them on the road.
>>
>> I agree with the advice that Elecraft does not make a product to do what
>> you want on your motorcycle -- for the short distances involved, I'd be
>> looking at either a 2M rig if all the guys in your group are hams, or an
>> FRS radio if they are not, looking for something you can fit with a
>> suitable headset.
>>
>> As others have noted, the KX3 is a great rig for home, backpacking, and
>> travel. That's what it's designed for. When you are ready for a rig like
>> that, it's head and shoulders above the rest. Sort of like the
>> difference between a Harley and a motor scooter. :)
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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