[Elecraft] Help sell me on the K3S

[Reuben Popp]

Interesting, but the KDSP2 appears to have disappeared on the order page.
Did that part become discontinued for one reason or another?

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Reuben,
>
> Since you do not yet have a license, and you *do* have a K2/10, you
> already have one of the best receivers on the market.  Of course, the K3S
> and the KX3 are a bit better, but the improvement is marginal.
>
> Use the K2 and concentrate on getting your license.
> Once you have your license coming, examine your ham radio budget and your
> aspirations.
> If you can build thru-hole gear, adding the KPA100 to your base K2 will
> get you a 100 watt transceiver at the lowest cost.  It will be a contest
> grade 100 watt class transceiver.
>
> Yes, the Sherwood ratings of the K3/K3S and KX3 surpass the K2, but not by
> much.
>
> OTOH, if you are into SWLing as well as ham radio, the K2 only has good
> response at frequencies close to the ham bands.  The K3S with the KBPF3A
> option is a better choice for SWLing.
>
> That is the technical side of things, your K2 is great for ham band
> reception, and the K3S with KBPF3 is great for receive outside the ham
> bands.
>
> BUT - concentrate on getting your general (or extra) license before you
> consider an upgrade to your already very good Elecraft K2.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 7/17/2016 1:02 PM, Reuben Popp wrote:
>
>> The higher-end SDR is an option I suppose, but I already have too many
>> receivers as it is.  Two R-390A's, three SP-600 variants, two BC-348s and
>> in the garage two R-1051-B sets.  Yes, I might have neglected to mention
>> before that when I first got into the hobby I was instantly drawn to the
>> boatanchor camp (having been in the Navy myself some years ago).  Needless
>> to say, my K2/10 is the smallest, and most definitely, _lightest_ radio I
>> own.  This coming from the guy who moved most of these into storage in the
>> past two weeks to make room for the baby boy arriving in nine weeks.  Yes,
>> my back is still recuperating, but my chiropractor?  She loves me.  ;).
>>
>> I *will* get my ticket, it's just a matter of when, so if I'm in for a
>> penny on a receiver, I'm in for a pound and I might as well get a
>> transceiver.
>>
>
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