[Elecraft] Love me K3 line

Mon Feb 1 12:29:08 EST 2016

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Eric
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On 2/1/2016 6:03 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> As the price goes up, the market gets infinitely smaller.    And quantity 
> makes for profit.   I would prefer to build one million $1.00 widgets as 
> opposed to one $1,000,000 widget.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 2/1/2016 6:38 AM, Jim Bolit wrote:
>> Would you be buyers at $10,000, $12,000, $14,000?
>>
>> People that would buy right now, represent a very small market segment and 
>> Elecraft has already done their study on market segments and high power 
>> amplifiers.
>>
>> It is simple math........
>>
>> W6AIM
>> JIM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Gerald Manthey <kc6cnn at gmail.com>
>> Date: 1/31/2016 11:47 PM (GMT-08:00)
>> To: Greg Miller <gmiller at sonic.net>
>> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line
>>
>> I would buy one right now.
>> 500 is great for convenience but full legal limit would be my ultimate goal. 
>> Some time a little extra is all you need lol and I run QRP most the time.
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 31, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Greg Miller <gmiller at sonic.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> …a KPA1500 is something I would buy in a heartbeat (suppose I would need a 
>>> KAT1500 to go with it).
>>>
>>> -Greg NY6C
>>>
>>>> On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> K3KO said:
>>>>
>>>> “One thing for sure you can't defeat the laws of physics. 1500 W -> 500
>>>> Watts is a 4.5 dB loss.  That is huge in a pileup.”
>>>>
>>>> True, and I notice it here when I get beat by other W6s with similar 
>>>> stations other than the amp.  I live with it given the incredible 
>>>> integration of the KPA500: I have the amps in a closet and never touch 
>>>> them. They just work.
>>>>
>>>> My hope is that Elecraft becomes a giant corporation with enough R&D 
>>>> capital to bring back the KPA1500! Come on guys, buy more stuff!!
>>>>
>>>> Ken K6MR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 2/1/2016 2:39 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>>>>> It might be difficult to find anyone here to disagree with you about the
>>>>> K3 system, Paul :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/31/16 5:09 PM, Paul VanOveren wrote:
>>>>>> I have worked both S Sandwich and S. Georgia Islands on 4 bands and CW
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> SSB for ATNOs, # 343 and 344 for my DXCC credits. When I sold my Alpha
>>>>>> 374
>>>>>> 3 holer amp and purchased the KPA 500 I was somewhat concerned about the
>>>>>> pwr output difference. However I have worked probably 15 ATNOs since the
>>>>>> switch and have NOT missed working any station that I have wanted to
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>> The P3 w/SVGA added is a great tool, particulary on CW, looking for a
>>>>>> hole
>>>>>> to call in when the DX is listening 5 to 20 Kcs up...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NF8J
>>>>>> Paul
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