[Elecraft] K3S OR K3

[Phil Wheeler]

Frank,

IMO the primary incremental improvement of the K3S 
over the K3 is the new Synth Board.  And that can 
be retrofitted into the K3, as I did with mine 
some months ago.

73, Phil W7OX

On 8/20/15 11:40 AM, bs usb wrote:
> I know there was a discussion on this subject.  
> I ignored it because I was not interested in 
> either radio.
>
> Recent events have me interested in either a K3S 
> or K3.
>
> I know the K3 will have to be a used radio 
> because new ones are no longer available.  I am 
> not sure why that is.  Sounds like a marketing 
> tactic.  I believe the K2 is still in production.
>
> In any case a used K3 can be bought for 
> significantly less than a new K3S.  I am not 
> convinced that the K3S 'improvements' are worth 
> the extra expense.  For instance, I don't need 
> to be paying 2X for a 0.1X improvement.
>
> Of course if the performance does go to 2X over 
> a K3, I might be convinced to pay 2X.
>
> So what was the conclusion of the discussion?  
> Do we have a 2X improvement in the KS3 over the 
> K3 or is it more like 0.1X?
>