[Elecraft] TS-890 vs K4D performance?

[John Canfield]

Hi all,

Long time fan of Elecraft, I have a K3s and a KPA1500, both are 
currently in service. My primary HF radio is now a TS-890, I bought it 
about four or so years ago after giving up waiting on the K4's to be off 
the shelf ready to purchase.

So on to my questions about the two rigs. For those who have fairly 
recent experience running both the TS-890/K4's I would greatly 
appreciate anyone's thoughts and comments about the two rigs. I really 
like the 890 after I finally figured out how to run it (hi hi). I like 
the visual representation of adjusting the high and low bandpass filters 
on the waterfall. One feature of the 890 I don't like is the notch 
filter isn't automatic unlike my K3s.

I know there's a lot of complaints about relatively poor DSP noise 
reduction on the 890 and I do agree it's not in the same class as my K3s 
but nonetheless it's still quite effective. Receive sensitivity on my 
890 is outstanding, I'll have to give it a subjective 5 stars and my K3s 
4 stars.

One huge bonus of Elecraft is factory service which I've had to use a 
couple of times with my K3s. I give it 5 stars :-)

Any helpful comments are greatly appreciated and please be brutally honest.

73 de John WB5THT