[Elecraft] K3S and expectations

[David Cole]

Ray,

How much were Cat's whiskers back in the day? :)

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On Sat, 2015-05-16 at 09:13 -0400, Ray Sills wrote:
> Hi Gang:
> 
> I don't have a horse in this race, because neither a K3 nor a K3S is  
> in my future.  Nothing to do with price, just the case that I don't  
> have space for a hamshack at my QTH.  So, I operate portable... quite  
> happily with my KX3 or KX1 or FT-817 or any of a bunch of QRP rigs.   
> With the KX3, I have a "world class" rig that I can hold in my hand.   
> Amazing!
> 
> And, we seem to reaching an area where performance improvements will  
> be hard to find, or possibly financially out of reach for both the  
> company and it's customers.  Evolution does go in fits and starts;  
> it's rarely a smooth progression of improvements.  Who knows where or  
> when the next major development will take place.
> 
> But as I see it, both the K3 and K3S offer a very high level of  
> performance and capability.  It certainly looks like a K3 will be able  
> to be brought very close to the specs of the K3S.  The fact that  
> Elecraft rigs -can- be upgraded and/or options added is remarkable in  
> itself.  And, it may be a while before a "K4" is on the horizon.  Such  
> a rig may depend on a new device or chip which has yet to be designed  
> or produced.  In the meantime, the K3 offers performance and  
> performance per dollar that is undreamed of back when I got my first  
> ham license... (1956).
> 
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
> KX3 #211
> 
> 
> On May 16, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Doug Turnbull wrote:
> 
> > Dear OMs,
> >     I for one am pleased.   Elecraft might have held back on  
> > upgrades for
> > the K3 in order to make the difference greater!   These radios are  
> > at the
> > leading edge in ham radio.   Evolution is not always that fast.   Mean
> > while many  new KSYN cards are being sold and the K3 stays near the  
> > very
> > top.  I made a wise decision in choosing the K3 and in recommending  
> > it to
> > close friends.
> >   73 Doug EI2CN
> >
> > On Saturday, 16 May 2015, GDR <kt5d at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >> It seems a disappointment that the newest Elecraft product is in  
> >> fact, an
> >> old product upgraded to current modification state and given a  
> >> different
> >> paint job and a new knob. I was hoping to see a totally new,  
> >> interesting
> >> gizmo that would inspire me to rob the piggy bank or sell my K3 to  
> >> fund the
> >> K4 (imaginary) replacement. I have noticed an increase in the  
> >> number of
> >> K3's offered for sale the last couple of days. I'll wait for the K4  
> >> (or?)
> >> and hope it isn't seven years away.
> >>
> 
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