[Elecraft] K4

[Ken K6MR]

“Am I making sense?”



Absolutely.  The last new product I was involved with at HP had an Intel based PC motherboard, and the instrument ran Windows.  The instrument software was just a Windows app.  I thought then it was a terrible idea and still do.  PCs are commodities, their lifespan is way too short for anything other than a standalone PC.  Putting one into a high quality, specialized instrument/radio/whatever makes no sense at all.


Ken K6MR  (retired PE)



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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Bryan Brauer <bryanbrauerpe at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 9:52:04 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K4

I have an early production KX3 (#3084) built as a kit. (I also own a KX2).
I don't know of any currently available transceiver that has all of the
features of the KX3 which is now nearly 7 years old.  Since my KX3
purchase, I have upgraded my computer at least four times.

What is the usable life of a transceiver/radio hybrid?  If Elecraft
produces a K4 I will be interested, but if I am spending north of $4K for a
radio, I want it to be in  my shack longer than the next Intel
microprocessor release.  The NSI MB1 has an Intel Core i7 processor, with
only 8 GB of memory.  My next laptop will likely have an i9 processor with
2 TB or larger SSD, and my KX3 will still be comparable.

Am I making sense?

*Bryan B. Brauer, PE*
*Consulting Engineer*
bryan at bbbrauer.com
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