[Elecraft] Help me choose my first HF rig

[Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT]

Actually, I'd want to know something about the potential user, since my 
impression of Flex is that they're a little complicated -- making the 
learning curve a bit complex.

Since this is the Elecraft list, and we see deals on solid, used K3's, 
that's a good recommendation.

But if we're really talking "first radio" then any good clean 
semi-recent HF rig would do nicely.

The K3 is more radio than the typical "entry level" rig from KenYaeIco, 
and one of those would be good enough.

A K3S would be the perfect second radio (until the K4 is out).

73 -- Lynn

On 4/13/2017 11:04 AM, Mike va3mw wrote:
> I would only buy an HF Rig from Flex or Elecraft for the same reason.
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> Customer support for past or future functionality. Both talk directly to active hams.  They listen and make changes. Quickly.
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> Mike va3mw
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>> On Apr 13, 2017, at 9:30 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT <KX3.1 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com> wrote:
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>> Missed the original post, but if this is a "first" radio, well, I've noticed that we all seem to buy something, use it a while, learn, our interests change, we trade for something different.
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>> That first choice depends a bit on what the OP wants to do (100w is probably important) and it's good to get something expandable, but...
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>> Perfect is the enemy of good enough, and a solid used K3 is going to be better than "good enough."
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>> 73 -- Lynn
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>>> On 4/13/2017 8:58 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
>>> 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.
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