[Elecraft] K3: Upgrade or replace

[Scott Manthe]

And the KIO3B will be available for K3 owners, should they wish to make 
that change.

There is no doubt that the K3S is an improved radio, but whether those 
improvements are worth the associated costs in selling a K3 and buying a 
K3S is open for debate, given that many of the most important 
improvements are available as upgrades to the K3. I think this actually 
falls in line with what Eric and Wayne have always promised: There would 
be an upgrade path available to current K3 owners whenever a new radio 
became available. This seems to be the case. While K3 owners cannot 
upgrade directly to make their current K3 a K3S, the updates available 
get us pretty close. And that's fair enough, in my mind anyway.

73,
Scott N9AA


On 7/10/15 3:26 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> The other change is the KIO3B which provides the option of an
> internal USB interface for radio control and USB CODEC ("sound
> card").  A traditional RS-232 interface is more flexible and a
> *high quality* external sound card or *well designed* audio
> interface *may* provide a somewhat lower noise floor (better
> SNR/dynamic range).  Most users will probably not notice a
> performance boost unless they are using one of the notoriously
> "dirty" (cheap) amateur products.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>