[Elecraft] On VHF & UHF radios

[Jim Lowman]

That could be, Bob.

I should have phrased my question more specifically.
My intended use for such a transceiver would be weak-signal work.

I had the 2m option for the K3 but, with its low power output, I sold it 
and bought a Kenwood TS-2000X to be dedicated to VHF/UHF operation.
However, this type of operation demands high power (at least 100w) and 
an antenna with high gain, so I would have to buy an external amplifier 
at any rate.
Thus, I might re-think the 2m option from Elecraft.
It's a bonus that The K3(S) can handle up to nine transverters.

At a convention way back in 2001, I became interested in working the 
satellites and bought a Yaesu FT-847.
The interest waned eventually, so I sold the 847 toward the purchase of 
the TS-2000X.

And no, I don't plan to use the TS-2000X on HF; not when I have a K3 and 
a K3S.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 9/16/2015 5:03 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> I don't view there are many serious VHF and UHF operators today, i.e. 
> sufficient to warrant a high performance radio.  Most are repeater 
> users.  Seems that a $39 radio model has been proven to be 
> satisfactory to most.
>
> The SAT users do require some unique applications to cross band, split 
> frequency and address Doppler shift.  The Tropo users need big 
> antennas and lots of power and the EME group even more so.  Oh yes, 
> the digital modes make things less complex but still, big antennas, 
> good receivers and clean transmitters is still mandatory.
>
> I don't find the current breed of "do it all" radios to have 
> outstanding performance on VHF and UHF.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> K3S s/n 10,163
>