[OKDXA] K3

[Coy Day]

Bill,

Thanks a million.  You echo what I have heard from others.  I think I'm
going to have to give it a try.

Coy
-- 
Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

Bill Stacy wrote:
> Hi, Coy:
>
> I took delivery of my K3 in early May.  It is the best rig I have ever
> owned.  For comparison, I have had Orion I, FT-1000 MP Mk V, FT-2000, and
> IC-756 Pro II.  None of them comes close in reliability, dynamic range,
> etc.
> Of course, 99 percent of my operating is CW, and the Japanese rigs are
> oriented toward SSB.
>
> The only rig that is close is my old Drake C-line, which has most of the
> Sherwood mods installed.
>
> The "ears" on the K3 are incredible.  Right now, I'm still using my R8
> vertical, and I can hear signals that are right down in the noise, even if
> they can't hear me when I'm running high power.  The internal system noise
> (a big problem with Yaesu) is nonexistent.  One can dial the DSP filtering
> down to 50 Hz with no ringing, and the crystal filters are tight.
>
> I have not added the sub-receiver yet, but I will do it soon.  I did buy
> an
> LP-PAN from N8LP, and it is way better than any of the built-in pan
> adapters
> in the other rigs.  (Ten-Tec's is a joke.)  I have also run CW Skimmer,
> which is a hoot.  It copies stations that are below the noise level.  I'm
> not sure it's the cure-all some people fear it is.
>
> Support is great.  The people at Elecraft are service-oriented, although I
> have had no major problems (what I have had resulted from operator error).
> Some of the sharper folks in this regard include Wayne and the other
> Elecraft designers, Larry, N8LP, and Joe, W4TV.
>
> The K3 is not for everybody.  It's small in size, but it does everything a
> serious operator needs, and it does those things well.
>
> If you have more questions, please let me know.
>
> 73, Bill, N5TU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Coy Day
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 1:10 PM
> To: OKDXA
> Subject: [OKDXA] K3
>
> I understand several OKDXA members hae bought K3's.  I'm looking for a
> performance evaluation both for contesting and DXing.
>
> Coy
> --
> Coy Day, N5OK
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
>
>
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