[Elecraft] Eric's missing FDIM talk

[Buddy Brannan]

	Moreover, it's still cheaper than, say, an Icom IC-7800 or Yaesu FT-9000. Maybe even a '5000? And those rigs can't be scaled down. Never mind the long support cycle they don't have that your K3 does have. Are those things not worth something to you? It's OK if they aren't everyone's different, but I can guarantee that they're worth something to many, which is why Elecraft still sells radios. Oh yeah...support...just ain't going to get it in the same league from other companies. But again, you may have different values, and that's OK. Me, if I could afford to buy a K3S vs. some other high end rig, I know what I'd be buying, no mistake. Of course, what I'll probably do someday is get the KXPA100 instead. Oh hey, guess what I use if I want 100 watts? An Elecraft K2. Which is still fully supported more than 10 years after I obtained it, and more than 15 years after it was first introduced. You gonna get that kind of support from Yaecomwoodlincotec? 

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> On May 15, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Have you factored in that it basically now comes with more included options than the K3 did?
> 
> So to compare K3 (+1600)  + PR6-10 ($160 option) + KXV3A ($120 option) = $1880
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> It's really only about a $220 Difference between the K3 and The K3S
> (Plus the K3S  even has the new synthesizer board in it)
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> 
> Seems to me the K3S is actually a pretty sweet deal 
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> Dang, I may have talked myself into getting one
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>     From: Kevin Stover <kevin.stover at mediacombb.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eric's missing FDIM talk
> 
> That isn't what he said. He said he was on the financiall fence about buying the K3 and the $500 price increase swayed him back toward another Eagle. Elecraft is about to learn a painful economic lesson.
> 
> A 20% price increase is ridiculous for a new synth, a native USB port and 100KHz receive which amounted to changing three caps on the exisitng K3BPF. Oooops I forgot the new faceplate.
> 
> I may still buy another as my curerent one is now gold. I won't be buying the P3 or much of anything else Elecraft afdterwards. $6K for a fully stuffed radio is too much.
> 
> $2899 for a K3/100F means you can't order a CW filter of any flavor and stay under $3Kshipped.
> 
> On Thu, 14 May 2015 10:33:38 -0600
> Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
>> I'm astounded that one poster considers the TenTec Eagle to
>> be in the same league with a K3/k3s.  It simply isn't even close.
>> 
>> 73!
>> 
>> Ken K0PP - K0PP
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