[Elecraft] Eric's missing FDIM talk

[Phil Wheeler]

Your analysis makes sense, Harry.  And a new knob 
and LCD surround, too: Priceless :-)

It will be interesting to see performance 
comparisons, the K3S vs. the K3 (with new synth 
board installed).

Phil W7OX

On 5/15/15 4:24 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
> Have you factored in that it basically now comes with more included options than the K3 did?
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> $2899 for a K3/100F means you can't order a CW filter of any flavor and stay under $3Kshipped.