[Elecraft] Augment KX3 or buy K3?

[Harry White]

Gareth,

Why buy either? 

A K3s/10-K is $2049.95. A K3s/100-K is $2599.95 (To be equivalent to the KX3
with the amplifier) and then you need the ATU at $379.95 for a total of
$2979.90. And that is before you add any extra filters, a second receiver,
DVR, etc., etc. 

A KXPA100-K is $749.95 and the tuner is $379.95. Then add the PX3 at $474.95
and you are up to $1604.85. And that is before you buy all the cables and
other goodies.

With either radio you end up with a rat's nest of cables to make them
anywhere near useful. And they both have the antiquated orange display and
way, way too few controls. You need to be a full time ham to remember which
button to tap, which to push, and which to push and hold. The designs are
very old and very outdated, the construction crude. They were designed to be
QRP radios, where less is more (who needs more than ten watts? Ans: Almost
everyone.). They fill that role admirably.

I suggest you go with the future, an IC-7300, for less than $1500, or, if
you can wait until maybe fall, an IC-7610. Dayton is not that far away and
maybe Kenwood or Yaesu will come out with something spectacular, at a
less-than-Elecraft price.

73,

Harry
K1RSA

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gareth
- M5KVK
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 3:55 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Augment KX3 or buy K3?

Hi all
I am in the fortunate position of having some money to spend upgrading my
station; however I'm torn between two options.

I have a KX3 which I love and use a lot as a base station and also for SOTA.
Generally, I operate with 5W max but there are occasions where I'd really
like more power: but no more than 100W.

My options at present seem to be:
1) Reserve the KX3 for SOTA and buy a K3S, (but nothing more I only have
enough for a K3S)
2) Add a KXPA100 with ATU (and maybe a PX3) instead.

If this were you with money burning a hole in your pocket, which of these
two options would you go for?

73, Gareth - M5KVK
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