[Elecraft] Soon to be an Elecraft(er)!

[Phil Wheeler]

Re "Is it safe to assume I won't be loosing any 
performance by making this chance and even gain 
some?": If you mean the KX2 or KX3 vs. the FT-817 
you should have better HF performance by far. And 
you can opt for an internal ATU in either rig, a 
huge plus in my mind, Brian.

What you lose is the 144/470 all-mode capability 
of the FT-817 (which is why I kept mine as long as 
I did). You can add 2m to the KX3, but I've not 
done that.

While the KX3 has features not available in the 
KX2 (more bands, a roofing filter, feasibility of 
adding the PX3 panadapter, a bit more power), I've 
found the KX2 to be an equally good QRP rig.

73, Phil W7OX

On 9/12/16 12:39 PM, Brian ve3bwp Pietrzyk wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Not an Elecraft owner yet but making plans to be one soon. I’m just starting the research.
>
> A close friend is all Elecraft and I'm impressed. Even meeting the company owners and designers at Dayton has me sold on them.
>
> My QRP rig today is an FT817 which I love (I have been known to sleep with it under my pillow lol) and have had a few memorable QRP mini-expiditions on vacation trips to Central America, France and around the province.
>
> Currently my primary base rig is a Kenwood TS590 no complaints about it so far. I have been approached by prospective buyers with reasonable offers to sell both these rigs. So I am giving serious thought to using this opportunity to get a KX3 and the KXPA100 100W amplifier/tuner combo to replace my TS590 as a base radio. I would then use the KX3 on its own instead of the FT817 for my QRP trips.
>
> I am playing now with the HF digital modes such as FreeDV, PSK31, JT65, WSPR so hopefully CAT and audio interfacing to a computer is easy. Today I use a SignaLink USB.
>
> I like the idea of getting to know one radio really well (the kx3) by using it as my primary rig on the road AND at home (maybe even in the mobile at some point). I would then save my pennies for the PX3 and even a KX2 for lighter travels at some point.
>
> Is it safe to assume i won't be loosing any performance by making this chance and even gain some?
>
> Hopefully no trolls on this group.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ve3bwp