[Elecraft] The Cost Of Amateur Radios

[Joe Moffatt]

 Opinions will vary, and over time, you may find that your likes and dislikes change.

For casual ssb use, I think the Flex is awesome.  For serious cw and contesting, I think the Flex's are lagging quite a bit, and the 6300 has serious shortcomings (they market it as a casual radio and it is exactly that).

I also got tired of random lockups and weird things, and focus issues in windows, under heavy use during contests.

All strictly personal choices, but I don't think a non standalone (requires PC) versus a standalone radio is an apples to apples comparison.

For casual use, you may not see much need for a K3 vs a Flex and it may be a bargain to get a 6300.  But just last weekend we took a 6300 to a local EOC to operate in a QSO party.   The lack of a front end preselector vs the 6500 that we also took was highly noticeable.  Visually, interference raised the noise floor 15db from neighboring stations in the building. On the 6500, there was no evidence of interference. (Preselector vs non).  I took my K3 and outscored them all with zero interference.

That is a 2000 dollar difference in just the Flex line there.

Anyhow, it is all about personal opinion and how you use a radio, and for what purposes.

Speaking of so2r, I am not sure the 6x series can do that.   True so2r allows you tx on one rig while listening on the other.  I realize you have multiple slices, but can you hear a separate freq while transmitting?   If so, that is a Flex advantage.  If not, that is so2v, and the K3 and lots of others can do that.   I haven't tried that so I don't know if it does or doesn't.

73,

Joe
AB5OR



-------- Original message --------
From: Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com>
Date: 04/10/2015 7:55 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The Cost Of Amateur Radios

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On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 23:45:53 -0700, you wrote:

>and the UI is something that only the programmer's mother
>could love. :)

REPLY:

Don't be so quick to dismiss the UI. For one, it shows the state of
most settings all the time. For example, on the K3, to see the power
level, you have to turn the knob and even then the power only flashes
on the screen for about a second. On the 6300 it's there all the time.
In other words, the K3's display is seriously limited in what it can
show. The 6300's is not.

Again, I didn't intend to get into a flame war between radios. I only
wanted to respond to the fellow who said the K3 was a "bargain" by
pointing out that the K3's features could be had for a lot less money.
In all fairness, I think the higher end SDR's are overpriced too.

73, Bill W6WRT
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