[Elecraft] K3 AM Performance

[Phil Wheeler]

Jim, you said:

> For us old-timers here, if R.L. Drake focused on AM when they designed and
> released the Drake 1A (targeted for the SSB mode), they would have gone the
> way of Compaq, Commodore, Digital Equipment and others.
Where did Drake go?  Seems like somewhat the same way!

Phil W7OX

On 3/23/15 2:28 PM, jim wrote:
> A more gentlemanly form:
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> Elecraft needs to remain competitive in the market.
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> They have limited resources to advance the art.  Lose focus and they fritter
> the valuable resources and die.
>
> The other "Big 3" do not concern themselves with AM, or for that matter,
> anything short of selling a new radios at kilo-dollars for new revisions,
> which Elecraft can do with upgrades that are little or no cost.
>
> Elecraft users are the benefactor of their focus.
>
> They do NOT need to focus resources on AM.
>
> For us old-timers here, if R.L. Drake focused on AM when they designed and
> released the Drake 1A (targeted for the SSB mode), they would have gone the
> way of Compaq, Commodore, Digital Equipment and others.
>
> Jim
> W6AIM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Youngman [mailto:nq5t at tx.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 2:14 PM
> To: jim
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 AM Performance
>
> Is it not possible to have a rational discussion on this list without this
> sort of gentlemanly comment?
>
> :(
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