[Elecraft] K3 to IC-7800 Comparison?

[Jim Brown]

On Tue,9/15/2015 10:36 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
> I was responding to the comment that you "thoughtfully" deleted so you 
> could go on with your critique.

I always try to trim what I'm replying to without losing meaning.

> I know it's hard for some people to believe, but some of us in the 
> unwashed masses 

You're hardly one of the unwashed masses, Wes. :)  As it happens, while 
looking for something else,  I just came across your excellent piece in 
ARRL Antenna Compendium #6 about loss in window line. I'd read and 
appreciated it years ago, but didn't remember that it was your work.

> are actually capable of deciding what is "useful" to us in our own 
> situations. 

Of course. I articulated my priorities so that readers might evaluate my 
concern with the strong signal handling issue and user interface. A more 
casual operator might place a far lower priority on those factors, and 
as a result be quite happy with an SDR.

When I take the time to write an explanation of concepts, it's directed 
at those who are less technical, with the intent of helping them develop 
a BS filter, or to generally expand their knowledge. Others have done 
that for me. A few who come to mind are you, Adam, W4TV, K2AV, N0AX, 
W8JI, and Wayne. Only last week, W8JI took the time to go through this 
same issue of front end overload in the context of a preamp. Don't 
recall whether it was on Tower Talk or Topband.

73, Jim K9YC