[Elecraft] Help me choose my first HF rig

[Walter Underwood]

Did the original poster (N7TGC) ever say he wanted to go portable? If he’s looking for a desktop rig, I’d start with one of the used K3 rigs that we see for sale on this list. 

Just yesterday, there was a 100W K3 with a 250 Hz filter for $1695. A new KX3 can cost almost that much. Add a P3 and you are still cheaper than a KX3 + KXPA100.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
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http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Apr 13, 2017, at 8:23 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed,4/12/2017 7:32 PM, Dan Baker wrote:
>> An integrated pan
>> adapter into the face of the radio is much better than an external unit.
>> You see the whole picture at once. An external pan adapter is distracting.
> 
> Different strokes for different folks. I'm quite happy with the P3 amd P3/SVGA. I really like the flexibility of layout on my operating desk that having the P3 in a separate unit that I can set alongside the radio or on top of it. For my desk, it works best sitting on the left side of the top of the K3. The SVGA is above the radio on a special mount that I found online.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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