[Elecraft] Is there a good reason to buy a K3S instead of a used K3 ?

[John Kramer]

My uneducated guess, is that on paper there will be a big difference….but in the real world, listening on air
and trying to compare the difference, it would be hard to tell them apart.
We (and I include myself in this) are too paranoid about every db or dBm that is reported in a test. I guess it’s
the same as the power guys - trying to get every watt out of their radio - they complain that their rig is only
putting out 95 watts, and they want to turn it up to 100 watts. To make a noticeable difference they would 
need at least 3 db or a doubling of power.

I can’t remember if it was Eric or Wayne that said - getting your rig to the top of the Sherwood list is really 
only a great accomplishment for the engineers and designers, because all the rigs in the top 10 will hear equally well
for the guys that actually use them on air.

73
John





On 28 Jul 2015, at 6:10 PM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:

Re "If I had a K3 and a K3S side by side with the same antenna, properly adjusted and tuned, could I hear a difference in signal quality, noise....etc.. ?": Likely a question that Wayne, Eric or someone else at Elecraft alone can address. Few users have had a chance to listen to both rigs :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 7/28/15 8:48 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:
> Good points all around so far.
> My goal is DXCC/WAS then work DXCC for each band/mode. I aspire to primarily do CW but am currently re-learning the code with the goal to be armchair copy over 20wpm (we'll see how that goes).
> The opportunities I have are limited antennas currently and we may yet move in the next 1-5 years. Currently running a buckmaster 7 band OCF 300w version directed towards EU. The short term plan is to construct some better receiving antennas (vertical loop perhaps? Not enough room for proper beverages). Long term plan is a crankup/foldover tower with two or more elements on 40/20/15 as high as I can get it.
> 
> At 50 my goal is to buy the last HF rig I'll need (hopefully).
> 
> If I had a K3 and a K3S side by side with the same antenna, properly adjusted and tuned, could I hear a difference in signal quality, noise....etc.. ?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

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