[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 155, Issue 8

[Barry]

Hello Gareth,
	     I was in the same position as you about 3 years ago as I was left 
some money. I thought about the options for about 2 months and went for 
the KX3, PX3 & 100W linear and the ATU. I have not regretted my choice. 
Having a caravan and using just the KX3 I have never had any problems of 
running the caravan battery down even after two weeks with no 230volt 
supply to charge the battery. There are some very wise heads on this 
reflector who will add further comments to help you make a decision.

	73 de Barry G4DBS

On 07/03/2017 21:13, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 20:54:42 +0000
> From: Gareth - M5KVK <m5kvk at m5kvk.org>
> To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Augment KX3 or buy K3?
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> 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?
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> 73, Gareth - M5KVK