[Elecraft] K3

[Howard Hoyt]

Hi all,

Yesterday's NAQP CW was not the first contest I have run, but during 
that contest it occurred to me I have come to take the K3's performance 
in contesting for granted.  Sure Elecraft got my money, but I have spent 
a lot more on things that either fell apart quickly or worked like crap.

The receiver is superb, and I ran a bunch of Qs while squeezed into 
tight little 300Hz windows between other stations with ease.  I worked 
the 10 hours with zero issues including it's integration to N1MM, and on 
several occasions I was amazed by how closely I could work to nearby 
superstation N1LN without any splatter or clicking. I mention this 
because I know that station runs several K3s as well, and there was ZERO 
splatter or clicking.  Now if all manufacturers could make their 
transmit spectra as clean, imagine how much more fun contesting would be...

So let me say thank you to all the people at Elecraft for making the K3 
such a joy to use, so reliable and such a good value.  I'm not a fanboy, 
just a satisfied owner.

Howie - WA4PSC