[Elecraft] The Cost Of Amateur Radios

[Phil Wheeler]

And you don't need to go for the K3 all at once. 
Mine has one RX, no 2m capability (but probably 
more xtal filters than I need). And the P3 is, for 
me, a most vital accessory.

It replaced my K2/100 (#380) as my prime station 
about a year ago, and I have NO regrets, Ken.

Phil W7OX (in the L.A. area)

On 4/9/15 3:33 PM, Ken Miller K6CTW wrote:
> Doing a costing (while day-dreaming) of the K3/100 with all of the options (P3, K144Xv, K144RFLK, KTCXO3, KAT-3, KRX3, KBPF3, PR6-10 and all 8-pole filters in both the main and 2nd Rx) the cost came to about $6500.  For a moment that seemed like a lot of money.
>
> Then I considered the restoration of my Drake R4-A.  The cost for that receiver was about $400, but that was 1966! In todays dollars that would be $3000!  And that's just the receiver!  Adding the T-4X (transmitter), AC-4 (separate transmitter power supply), MS-4 (speaker) and MN-4 (200 watt transmatch) and the total cost is well over that of the K3!  Maybe I should also compare the cost to the Collins S-Line setup, but then my calculator would need extra digits ;-)
>
> Hmmmmm..... maybe the K3 is really a bargain after all!
>
> Just food for thought.
>
> 73 - Ken Miller, K6CTW
>
> K2 #455