[Elecraft] Eric's missing FDIM talk

[Phil Hystad]

Phil,
I agree with the scope of your comment.  After reviewing the K3s feature list and the
improvements, the only absolutely desired features by me that I definitely plan to order
are:  New Synth board and P3 TX monitoring (as soon as it is clear I can order the P3 internals only).

The main other item that interests me is the improved audio but that is not a must have.
As much as I would prefer USB for all connections to my computer, I would not buy the
USB feature if it were offered all by itself.  It does not resolve my problem of a myriad of
USB to Serial adapter cables.

The new front panel design and knob are nice but they do not change the behavior of the
functioning of the K3 so I wouldn’t pay a penny to get those by themselves and they are not
being offered anyway as an add-on.

For a new purchase though, I am waiting for the K4Q model — that is, the K4 future model
including a quantum computer (actually the DSP FFT algorithm should be almost instantaneous
with a quantum computer).  

Just kidding, I am in the midst of reading a great book on quantum computing: Quantum Computation
and Quantum Information (Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1107002176/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=UD886Y6SWKEQ&coliid=IDV81UIVJQH1Y)

73, phil, K7PEH



> On May 14, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> It seems the K3S is an improvement in some areas, but I wonder how much, really? The K3 will stay near the top of the heap in the Sherwood table, to be sure.  Some of the upgrades can be added to our K3s, if we so desire.
> 
> The advent of the K3S has not made my K3 worse than it was yesterday; it just may not be quite the "Best", perhaps by just an iota.
> 
> Perhaps I'm inadequately sensitive, but I don't find it to be "a sad day". Just think how we'd feel if instead of a K3S there had been an *all new* K4.
> 
> 73, Phil W7OX
> 
> On 5/14/15 9:27 AM, Gerald Manthey wrote:
>> ​So Basically my K3 is no longer in production. After saving up and buy the
>> newest retirement rig, it is now out of production. This is a sad day.
>> 
>> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Severe let down!
>>> 
>>> 73
>>> 
>>> Ken - K0PP
> 
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