[Elecraft] Prospective K4

[Dave Sublette]

My personal opinion is Flex is too much computer.  I hate computers.  My
operating time has done n nothing but decrease since I bought a computer.
This is ham RADIO, not ham computer.

And while I'm at it,  You kids get off my lawn!!

73,

Dave, K4TO

On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 11:37 AM Joseph Trombino, Jr <w2kj at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Howdy Gang.
>
> I’ve built and owned Elecraft gear since 1999.
>
> Still have my KX3 and KX2.
>
> I bought a Flex 6600M rig and it was the best radio I’ve owned in years.
>
> But Flex messed with the firmware to where if you were in full QSK mode
> and used the internal ATU a loud relay would start clicking when sending CW
> characters,  messing with the normally quiet QSK changeover from RX to TX.
>
> The reason given for this firmware change was that when the ATU was
> engaged in full QSK mode the receive signals would be 10db down as opposed
> to zero db loss without the tuner in line.
>
> To be honest I never noticed this problem but Flex, in all of their
> wisdom, made the disruptive change.
>
> IMHO this firmware change completely ruined a very FB CW rig.
>
> Perhaps the folks at Flex are not as CW-centric as the Elecraft folks.
>
> In terms of a K4 I would certainly love to see a beautiful 8” or large
> front panel display.
>
> This is the direction all modern radios are going….just look at the
> YaeCommWood offerings plus the Sun MB1 rig.
>
> While the P3 and PX3 displays are OK, a full 8” or larger hi-res display
> is breathtaking and extremely useful.
>
> So, why not a K4 with a big hi-res screen?
>
> I’m ready for it…make it happen!!
>
>                         73, Joe W2KJ
>                         I QRP, therefore I aim
>
>
>
> > On May 5, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Rose <elecraftcovers at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Bert,
> >
> > Then why not just purchase the Flex?
> >
> > 73 !
> >
> > K0PP
> >
> > On Sun, May 5, 2019, 09:11 Bert Craig <wa2si at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm in the comparison stage of planning my next, and likely final, HF
> rig
> >> purchase. While researching my options, I came across this comment on
> the
> >> Flex reflector. (See link below.) It occurs to me that the next logical
> >> progression from the K3S might likely be something along the lines of a
> >> FlexRadio 6600M, but optimized for the discerning CW enthusiast. I'd
> >> personally love to see a K4 along those lines. Any thoughts or opinions?
> >>
> >> https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/flexradios-cw-failings
> >>
> >> Vy 73 de Bert
> >> WA2SI
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