[Elecraft] [Elecraft-K3] K3S to be discontinued

[Gary Smith]

FWIW, I am betting on the K4 and have 
fully pre-paid the estimate on the K4D. 

If it comes out to cost more in the end, 
so be it. I love my K3 & the K3s because 
of their wonderful brilliance, how could I 
not possibly go for the K4 knowing the 
mentality behind the brand?

Personally, I wish I had an iota of the 
necessary mojo to create such a radio. As 
I don't, I have faith in those who do.

My 2 pence...

73,

Gary
KA1J


> How much money would you like to bet? As much as Eric and Wayne? If
> your assertion were true, no one would buy a Flex, or an Icom or a
> FTDX-101. Hams love new stuff and there's a reason that Wayne and Eric
> are willing to bet their actual money against your virtual money that
> lots of ops will want a K4. If you've been following this list, people
> have been asking for a replacement for the K3/K3S for a decade. I'm
> pretty sure if Elecraft builds it, the customers will come.
> 
> The K4 will likely have a cleaner signal than the K3S due to
> predistortion.
> 
> 73,
> Scott N9AA
> 
> 
> On 11/4/19 9:42 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
> >
> > I don't want to look like I'm beating a dead horse so this will be
> > my last comment on the subject, but my point was that I don't think
> > very many contest stations or DXpeditions are going to sell their
> > K3s rigs to buy a K4 (I don't see a compelling reason for them to do
> > so), so I'm not sure how much value there is in it being a 12 volt
> > rig even if the price range is similar.   If anyone views that
> > differently I'd like to hear their reasoning.
> >
> > And I'd bet a lot of money that most contesters or DXpedition 
> > operators would be glued to their laptop screens and punching
> > keyboard buttons instead of watching the LCD display on the rig. I
> > know that I have operated entire major contests without ever
> > touching anything except the tuning knob on my K3.  Everything else
> > I need to do is controllable from N1MM+.
> >
> > The capability for future features could of course prove me wrong on
> > both accounts, but for now it just doesn't seem to me that they
> > would likely override the immediate value in having a significantly
> > cleaner signal.  Clearly Elecraft has made their choice, for better
> > or for worse.
> >
> > Done now.  ;)
> >
> > 73,
> > Dave   AB7E
> >
> >
> 
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