[Elecraft] Compare: K3 to Collins S-line receiver

[Wes Stewart]

I bought a new '69 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 cid AT.  Historic data say that its 
0-60 mph time was 7.3 seconds and the quarter mile time was 14.7.

A week ago I bought a 2018 VW GTI 2.0L DCT.  Motor Trend says 0-60 is 6.0 and 
14.5 seconds for the 1/4 mile.

The Plymouth was hard pressed to stop from 60 mph, didn't handle and had 
Chrysler reliability, i.e. none.  People still lust for them.  The only old car 
I wish I still owned was a '56 Corvette.

Wes  N7WS

ps. My other car is a '09 Pontiac G8 GT.


On 6/4/2018 8:49 AM, Charlie T wrote:
> Probably be like taking your 1967 Camaro out for a test drive It.
> Even a bottom end econobox handles better these days.
> (Maybe not as fast, but a helluva more "zippy".)
>
> The S-Line was used in a different time and literally can't hold a candle to much of anything made in the 21st century.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I LUV boatanchor radios, Collins especially, but their rating on Rob's list make it painfully clear as to their performance.
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
>
> PS, Yes I DID own a 327/4spd 1967 Camaro convertible and my wife (girl-friend at the time) had '68 with the Bee-Nose stripe.
> Mine had a 2.73:1 rear end and would bang the speedo past 120 MPH.  3 - 4 shift point was around 95 MPH.