[Elecraft] Help sell me on the K3S

[Richard Fjeld]

Reuben,
I think Rob Sherwood answers this question best with his receiver 
ratings. Google Sherwood labs.
Dick, n0ce


On 7/3/2016 4:44 PM, Reuben Popp wrote:
> Hey everyone, happy early 4th to you and yours!
>
> I'm looking for a bit on input here.  I've had my K2 now for quite some
> time now; built it myself and love it still to this day.  But, because
> every guy and gal needs a new radio every now and then, I've got that itch.
>
> I've had my eye on a K3 probably since I first saw the advertisement in QST
> some years back.  I'm not a contester.. heck, I *still* don't have my
> ticket, so my main use is SWL and running up and down the bands to listen
> in on some of the nets.  My antenna is just a half size G5RV slung along
> the apex of my roof.... but I've wanted to get my hands on the K3... that
> is until now.
>
> In the past week I found out about the Icom 7300, which for all intents and
> purposes is one heck of a nifty radio too.  And at $500 less than what the
> 10W K3S.  That's a nice chunk of cheddar in these days and times, doubly so
> as Popp #2 will be arriving here come September (on my birthday no less,
> hah).  The downsides are (at least to me) is that there's little in the way
> for adding on new features to the set short of via software updates.
> There's no second antenna option, etc, etc.
>
> Granted, I'm not looking at getting either one anytime in the immediate
> future.  Or, if I miraculously get one somehow, something is seriously
> wrong, and someone has replaced my XYL with the Stepford model... come
> please make sure I'm okay, lol.  But in all seriousness, help me decide
> here.  Which is the better bang for the buck in the long run?  I'm willing
> to bet that this will be the last rig I get for quite some time yet, so I
> had best make it count.
>
> Thanks in advance to all and 73
> Reuben
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