[Elecraft] MFJ's new Internal K3 Tuner, anyone tried one yet?

[Phil Wheeler]

But Jeff, this "My current K3 (It's my second K3) 
has no internal tuner..." makes you our perfect 
beta tester, our sacrificial lamb :-) :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 5/11/15 8:22 PM, Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA wrote:
> I am not considering purchasing one of the MFJ units, I simply saw it in the
> latest MFJ catalogue that has just been released and I am curious as to why
> they made it, given that the Elecraft product is so good. :D
>
> Maybe they think that they'll sell a heap of them due to the substantially
> lower price? (About US$90 off the current Elecraft KAT3 kit price)
>
> I have noticed that it can *only* tune a 10:1 SWR (Which is in itself quite
> good for an internal tuner I think) but I know for a fact that the Elecraft
> KAT3 can do even better than that.
>
> My current K3 (It's my second K3) has no internal tuner, nor does it need
> one as I use either a resonant antenna or a remote tuner and a single wire
> antenna exclusively.
>
> A second antenna port would be a wonderful option for my radio but I surely
> don't need to expense of an ATU just to get it.
>
> All we need to do is to convince Eric and Wayne that we Elecraft K3
> operators would REALLY like to have a second antenna port option WITHOUT the
> internal tuner. :D
>
> Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA