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| Reviews Summary for Elecraft K3 |
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Reviews: 130
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Average rating: 4.8/5
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MSRP: $1,399
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Description: ELECRAFT K3 Transceiver
High Performance • 160-6 Meters • 100 W
Dual 32bit DSP, "switched mode mixer"
Factory Assembled or No-Soldering Kit
160-6 meter ham-band coverage; optional general-coverage filters
• High-contrast, full-custom LCD with with alphanumeric text display
• 100-W or 10-W (upgradeable) models
• 32-bit I.F. DSP
• Rich I/O complement (see rear-panel drawing above)
• All modes: SSB, CW, Data, AM, FM
• Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode allows data mode operation with or without a PC — use CW keyer paddle to send PSK/TTY too!
• High performance DDS/PLL Synthesizer with TCXO reference
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VE1RGB
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 16, 2009 10:07
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International Product Support; Adding the KRX3
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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As one of the early adopters of the Elecraft K3 (#095) it did not take me long to confirm my expectations, based on my two K2s, that this radio would be ideal for contesting (among other things). I wrote an early eHam review based on my first experiences in that activity. Since that time, tonnes of other folks have discovered the same thing and I suspect that the K3 now represents the gold standard for contesters.
Since those early days, a couple of more things have transpired with my K3 that justify an additional review. They cover factors and features that I have only experienced recently, and both are worthy of comment because they are important considerations for those evaluating this radio for use in their stations.
1. International Support
For anyone who lives outside the United States, you do not need to be told that moving ham radio gear across international boundaries can be fraught with problems. We all have our own horror stories. Some of these problems are caused by us customers who fail to take preparatory steps to protect themselves in international transactions, but most of these problems are caused by USA vendors who do not understand the intricacies of international shipping and who fail to provide adequate documentation. In addition to potentially expensive trans-border snafus, there is also the issue of maintaining control of your radio and the work to be done to it while it is in transit and while it is in a vendor’s plant, and feedback about the work actually performed.
I accumulated a long list of mods I wanted done to my K3, so many that ultimately I reached the tipping point and decided I would send my K3 back to Aptos to have the second receiver installed and a host of other things done while it was there. This was my first exposure to what Elecraft calls their Return Service Authorization. Once more I found myself pleasantly surprised by the company.
The Elecraft RSA is a controlled document which is very comprehensive in terms of explaining what the customer needs to do prior to shipping a radio across the border and makes definition of the work requirements very easy. It covers a number of topics including warranty considerations. The process, if this were a company registered to a quality management program such as ISO 9001, would be found compliant in all respects. One releases this document to Elecraft with a good deal of confidence that there will be no surprises between the time the radio leaves and the time it returns.
My radio came back from Aptos under a controlled shipping process with tracking capability. The shipping documentation precisely said all the right things so far as import taxes and duties are concerned. The radio was accompanied by a detailed test report from the bench at Aptos and left no question in my mind about what had been done to the rig, or its condition after their 24-hour burn-in test and subsequent function test, or its configuration. The only hiccup I experienced was that the radio had been left with TX INH turned on, a condition that leads to surprises if one is unfamiliar with that setting especially when the K3 is connected to a computer and a logging program. A quick review of the CONFIG menu sorted that out for me.
International customers should have no concern about dealing with this company. They have the process down cold.
2. Diversity Receive
Never having owned a radio with two receivers let alone a rig with identical receivers with matched filters, I was quite unprepared for the goose-bumps that I got when I first used the K3 in diversity receive.
The second receiver, of course, makes working split easy but to me that is a minor advantage compared with what happens to an operator’s ability to manage their antennas. With three prime transmitting/receiving antennas (wires and verticals) and two receive-only antennas here, it is not always easy nor quick to assess the optimum mix of antennas for any given situation. And of course there are so many variables affecting antenna operation from day –to-day that the right mix of antennas is never the same twice in a row. Diversity receive, however, makes it dead simple to do A/B/C/D antenna comparisons and grab the right combo with a couple of button pushes. I see this as a major advantage in my small contest station.
Probably the most dramatic of all the things one can do with a K3 is diversity receive with two different receiving antenna types. Being able to listen to a signal’s level decay on the Beverage while simultaneously rising on the K9AY loop, or being able to listen to signals from one part of the world in one ear on one antenna connected to the main receiver, and at the same time signals from another part of the world on the second receiver using a different antenna and heard in the other ear, is a thrill not easily described. It is very dramatic. And very, very useful to a DX-er or contester. Adding the KRX3 and a set of filters to match the main receiver is not inexpensive, but it is an improvement worth saving up for. The K3 with a second receiver becomes an entirely different, and an order of magnitude better, radio.
Count me among those who have been captivated by the Elecraft experience.
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AB3EN
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 14, 2009 04:26
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UPDATE 1yr
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Well after one year of use I would like to add not only have the controls become second nature but the frequent firmware revisions have added significant new features and refined previous operations providing me with a radio I consider one of if not the best on the market today.
The NR and filter flexibility features are outstanding and I find that I can usually hear, without straining, really weak folks that can't hear me even with the amp going. Really an outstanding receiver with razor sharp bandwidth, a joy in a crowded band condition.
This is one of the few purchases I have ever made where the president/owner of the company answers email on weekends and actually dialogs with the end user to improve the product. That alone makes this a truly unique radio.
There are several what I consider top line radios on the market today (Flex, TenTec, etc) but the "K3 experience" puts it on the top of my list not only in performance but service.
73
Dan
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K4VUD
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 4, 2009 22:15
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after time, use, and thought
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Elecraft K3, I got #309F, 100w with several filters and other add-ons. This was one from the second production run. Mine went back to factory for AGC fix and was good afterward. Factory paid shipping.
Elecraft set the customer service bar so far above others as to be out of sight in the clouds, and that includes every vendor I have ever contacted of every kind of product I have ever had!
After struggling with learning to adjust and operate this radio, being frustrated with its small size panel, and its small read-outs, I have finally come to terms with Elecraft's achievement:
THEY HAVE CREATED "THE" BARGAIN RADIO FOR HAMS... HIGHEST PERFORMANCE IN A NO-FRILLS BOX. When serial #1 was released, I said the K3 would be the IC-706 of the next generation of radios... and it is. If Elecraft had them on the shelf upon first release, they wouda sold 5,000 of them in the first year. As it is, rumor says they are selling into the mid 3,000 now.
But, this radio is a significant achievement for hams. For a good price point, any ham can own the highest performance rig that can be today. And, the "add on features" design allows a ham to get into a K3 and expand it later. Important note... the expansions are FEATURES, not performance enhancements.
So, get one!
(and, if u have a car to sell, like me, also buy a FT-9000d to satisfy your need for many many knobs and features.)
de K4VUD
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K4LVR
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 2, 2009 14:08
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High performance Rig by High Performance people
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I recently built Elecraft K3 SN 3192 from several boxes of parts. During the course of my evaluation of the radio, I had complained to the company regarding the ergonomic feel of the controls.
Both CEO Eric Swartz WA6HHP and CTO Wayne Burdick N6KR listened to my complaints at two Orlando Hamcations over 18 months of consideration and assured me that they would take care of them
completely.
With these assurances, I jumped off the high dive, spent what to me are big bucks and purchased the rig in June as my gift to myself for losing 100 pounds. All of my issues with
control ergonomics had been fixed, except for the four "QUAD" encoders to the left of the main VFO. They were still sloppy.
I complained to the factory, going through the trouble to create a video of the issue for them to look at.
Wayne Burdick contacted me personally via email and gave me the choice of receiving a complete new front panel for me to install or sending the radio in to the factory and having them replace the encoders at no charge to me. The second process would take three weeks to do, the first one week.
I chose the second option.
Three weeks ago, I sent 3192 via UPS ground to Aptos. It arrived in 5 days on a Wednesday. The following day, I received a personal email from Dale, K6ZP, the technician assigned to my radio relaying that he would be working on it and asking if I needed to relay any additional information regarding what I wanted done to the radio to him before he started work. I told him to check and see if the mods I had applied were up to the latest factory standard and to generally
go over the rig and assure me that I built it correctly.
I had not installed the IF buffer level mod (changing out one SMD resistor), Dale installed the mod for me. I then received the UPS ground tracking number for the package, as the radio was
shipped to me at the end of that day.
I received the radio today, in exactly three weeks, as promised, double boxed and packed in a factory new shipping carton, plastic wrapped and looking as if it had just come off the assembly line (they even wiped off my fingerprints!)
On top of the inner carton was a personally signed work order (in ballpoint, not a printout) from Dale that included a detailed report of the work that was performed on the rig and certifying that it meets or exceeds all factory specifications. Also attached are screen captures of filter gain adjustments and offsets for reference.
Dale also mentioned that I was free to contact him at his personal email address if I had any questions regarding the work that was performed on my K3.
The encoders are now perfect with almost unnoticeable backlash... As good as those on my former TS850 or my current TS570.
In today's business environment, its rare to find such attentive and personal service. Not only was the process handled in a very professional and efficient manner, but the encoders are now perfect, as they should be.
I must say that I am impressed by the care with which Elecraft handled my issues. I am now a completely satisfied customer!
Not only is the radio all that it is represented to be operationally, but the attention to customer service sets the bar at the same level as the radio's performance. These people truly care, not only about creating the highest
performance transceiver possible at ANY price, but also about treating their customers with the utmost quality in personal service.
If you are considering a new rig, I highly recommend the K3 for more than just the performance aspect alone.
Lu W4LT
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G4ILO
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 18, 2009 09:03
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Great SSB/CW radio, poor all-rounder
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The Elecraft K3 has the world's best receiver, so I'm told, able to pick out the last gasps of a QRP Pixie on a dying battery and a piece of wet string right next to someone running an Italian kilowatt into a ten element monobander. It comes from a small company of talented radio designers who are also enthusiasts and willingly engage with their customers and listen to their concerns and suggestions through their email reflector. Elecraft has a well-earned great reputation for good customer service. It also has some loyal, if not fanatical followers, among whom any criticism of Elecraft products is no less than heresy. So take your blood pressure pills now, guys.
If you don't need the world's best receiver, which most of us who are not top DXers or contesters and don't need bragging rights over the ham next door probably don't, then buying a K3 probably isn't the best way to spend whatever - when you've totted up all the options, and there are many, especially all the filters - it finally costs you.
From a normal operating distance the K3 looks quite attractive, if stylistically rather 1990s. Close up all the separate panels and screwheads - which make it possible for folks like me to build their K3 from a kit - don't give the K3 the same drool factor as the latest Icom rigs, and the poor paint finish, plastic knobs and gritty feel of the small rotary controls don't make it seem like a $3,000+ radio. But it's curmudgeonly to even mention it. The K3 is a rig for using, not admiring.
The K3 certainly does perform very well if CW and SSB are your thing. The receiver is excellent, the QSK is world-class. I certainly can't fault it. The speech processor is very effective and there is transmit and receive equalization to make the audio sound just how you like.
If you are into digital modes like I am then the K3 is potentially your dream radio. It has built-in modems for both RTTY and PSK31 so you don't even need a computer. But unlike the IC-7600 you must send using a Morse paddle not a computer keyboard and the LCD display shows only the last few characters of the decoded text. Not my first choice for a spot of relaxing PSKing.
In sound card data mode there's a "soft" ALC that lets you set a comfortable audio drive level then keeps the power output constant across a wide range of audio spectrum. Click the cursor on any signal in the waterfall and just call. No need to tweak the PC mixer slider level to control the power level. It's PSK heaven! But you need a flat audio response for digimodes, and unlike every other modern radio, when you switch to data mode the K3 doesn't disable the receive and transmit equalization. So if you don't want to have to go into the menus and change the equalization whenever you switch between voice and data modes, you'll just have to leave it flat.
If you want to use your K3 for FM - and with the recently announced internal 144MHz option, I expect a lot more K3 owners will want to - then despite the excellent receive characteristics (once you've forked out for the optional crystal filter) you'll be in for a disappointment. Most FM users, I expect, will program their favorite simplex and repeater channels into memories so they can quickly switch between them, And the K3 doesn't have a proper memory mode. Its memories are literally just memories that you have to load into the VFO in order to receive or transmit on them.
There's an awkward workaround for this that involves entering an asterisk into the first character of the name you give to the memory. If you do that, the K3 will actually receive on the programmed frequency so you can scan a group of channels, manually or automatically. But it doesn't load the repeater split or access tone associated with that memory until you do a memory recall, so you can easily end up calling on simplex with repeater split still enabled from your previous contact, or calling on a repeater with the wrong tone. Been there, done that, lost the contact.
Unlike even my lowly FT-817, the K3 has no Packet mode, which would allow you to use FM packet by just switching modes instead of going into the menus to switch the input from mic to line in.
More than two years since the K3's initial announcement, the promised synchronous AM detector is still awaited. And the procedure for calibrating the high-stability TCXO, though documented in the manual I received in January 2008, still doesn't exist. To be fair to Elecraft, many improvements and new features have been added to the K3 firmware that were never originally promised. These upgrades are made available at no extra cost, which is even better. In fact there are probably some K3 owners who spend more time uploading firmware to it than actually making contacts. But I can't help feeling that Elecraft is gilding the lily for SSB and CW users while more fundamental issues for "minority" datamode, FM and AM users such as those I have mentioned never receive any attention.
I'm sure the K3 really is the absolute best transceiver ever for CW and SSB operation. It must be: lots of people keep on giving it 5 out of 5 here on eHam. But the best all-mode radio? Sorry, guys, but no, I don't think so. Perhaps one day, if they ever finish the firmware.
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F6GYY
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 7, 2009 08:09
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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hello again,
nobody talks bad about this radio, it has got some rough edges, but their are much more positive points than negatives ones.
Masterpiece of radio ? In what domain ?
- master piece what concerns the receiver.
yes, no doubt, unbeatable dynamic range, blocking , phase noise and selectivity...
-masterpiece what concerns the ergonomics.
not really, I really like to look at it, it is nice and I am proud of it... The famous bavarian DX CLub says that you can configurate the K3 to death, only experienced OM's can
put it right again... All these 3 function knobs and buttons do need time, as I said before.
Further, small knobs of bad quality... Their are already pictures ...
- masterpiece what concerns construction.
no, the rig remains unprotected during portable operation.. knobs... edges not protected by rubber material...like the ICOM IC-7200...
SSB modulation is marvellous, pleasant,
efficient... got again very good appreciations
from other stations ...some 600-800 km away..
Err AT3 error comes when I am starting the
receiver on the 20 m band but goes away when I am switching to another band...
Finally, it is a very good radio...I am using it every day now, instead of my TS-850.
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AD4C2006
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 5, 2009 10:37
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AD4C2006
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I don't really know why someone could talk bad about this american masterpiece radio.
Mine is serial 2192.I got it in Nov 08 and since the very first day I realized it was going to be the radio that will bury me when I go to meet the Lord.
I have a been a ham since I was 15 years old and I am 60 now,all my radio life experimenting with diferent japs and american brands,I have designed and built my own transceivers when I was young.So my hands has touched and operated probably more than a thousand radios first tubes type,today solid state.
So far I have never found a radio that be performing so well as this K3.
The noise received by this radio is so low as my K2 and sometimes it look like its either broken or OFF,I have a multiband vertical antenna from HyGain and its well known they are noisy when receiving,nevetheless my K3 can pick up any weak station,even If eventually it might be some power line noise from close by lines passing over my qth at only 40 feet high,its very easy to cancel it with the wonderful NB it has,how many times have you narrow banded a CW station down to just 50Hz and still hear it crystal clear? Never before,and If you can do it with another radio like the FT-2K or ProIII at 100Hz the ringing noise afterwords will be so annoying that you won't hear anything,that won't happen on this K3,even on SSB narrow BW at just 1.0 Khz and moving the shift you can pull very weak stations and quality is still clean and readable.
I have been upgrading the FW and DSP everytime they post a Beta version and this radio is performing better and better by weeks.Is it a project radio in progress? yes,we all know that but that is the beauty of it,Elecraft read all our complains and wishes at the yahoo group and develop most of them in the next upgrade,when a jap company has done that? NEVER! Now after many years of complain on the latest models Yaesu is following the example of Elecraft making upgrades available on their website,Icom radios are they way they are,no upgrades,Kenwood,haha,forget it!but customer service is what makes this radio shines,these guys at Elecraft can please us anytime we call looking for service,advice,etc,only problem I have had in almost a year of daily use is the front panel plastic knobs cracked on me twice,Elecraft sent them to me by Free,also the VCO was unstable but after the 180K ressitor mode was made by me,its stable like a rock.
What's wrong with ergonomics? Its not as beautiful as a ProIII or as a FT-2K certainly but still its a good looking radio that will outperform a bunch of expensive radios even the ones that cost $10K.
This the best of two worlds,analog and digital and it meets the wishes and needs of the majority of users,what else do you want guys? There is not a perfect radio in this planet,sure,but K3 is the closest from perfection out there in the market and best of all,designed and built within USA,that make us american proud of been ahead with this high performance radio.
The scale is only up to 5 but I will give it a 10 to this masterpiece.I am very pleased with it.
Elecraft guys,keep the good work and as you say don't sleep.Once again congratulations for this radio.
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PD0PSB
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 5, 2009 08:02
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Consensus defined radio
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I bought the K3 with great enthusiasm. An "open source" DSP radio with most excellent RF behaviour.
Great design philosophy, a company with a extremely high service level.
A most versatile radio for hams with a technical mind....and....a kit!
Now what's the downside of such a great rig?
Answer: DSP is as flexible as a chameleon but the K3 is not user-modifiable.
Any modification (after its frontend) you would wish for has to be done by someone else you'll have to strongly convince first. Moreover, the whole community of users has to be convinced. It is impossible to have a K3 with a personalized DSP algorithm. Puchasing the K3 I highly overlooked this limiting factor for personalization of the radio. In the analog days there was not a single radio I didn't modify to my personal taste.
If there is anything you don't like about the K3,the route to follow looks something like this:
-put a post in Reflector stating your "wish for improvement".
-accept some criticism about your opinion by a community of users.
-try to generate consensus about what you think might need improvement with use of diplomacy.
-try getting the topic "on the list" of the developers.
-hope it is indeed on that list, the list is topsecret :-)
-wait
-wait a little longer, "the list" is long...
-put another post in reflector to renew attention for the topic
-wait again
-get slightly annoyed by waiting :-)
-decide to hope for the best and learn to accept the radio as it is, even though you might really not like certain aspects.
It is very understandable not all ideas for change can be implemented and Elecraft has to seperate the sense from nonsense. My personal topics were a lack of low frequency audio response and lack of AM-sync after 2 years of promise. Also I had a sense of relative "restlessness" of AGC compared to my analog equipment.
Chances are these matters will see further improvement, some already gradually implemented, but the difficulty remains: You might be the only one wishing for a certain personal change or improvement.
In case of the K3, every other user has to approve of your idea because it has to be enclosed in general firmware. It is impossible to own a personalized or unique version of the radio with a different set of DSP/MCU code. In the end Elecraft and community consensus will define your K3, you can't change it yourself.
After owning the K3 for half a year I found myself putting more time in posting,mailing,diplomacy,waiting,measuring,beta testing than in actually fully enjoying the radio. Net result: a potentially perfect radio that I could not modify to my personal wishes,a slight feeling of frustration.
I reverted to analog technology and was surprised by the joy and instant gratification of a direct modification.
Just a soldering iron and a quick change of components, dramatic improvement accomplished instantly, no consensus needed.
Now that was my joy was in hamradio! Tinker with technology and learn from results, not having to convince others to do it for me. SDR is a very flexible field of technology,but strictly if you can work on its code yourself, or if all its paramaters are open for the user (which is quite impossible).
Luckily, besides K3, Elecraft is also offering excellent analog kits that allow endless personal modification and tinkering.
I will be watching Elecraft, they are on an exiting path with K3. The line is expanded and refined constantly.
Some very exiting developments and expansion going on right now.
For me personally the rig's basic ergonomy and audio results still had too much to wish for.
RF-wise it is beyond doubt King of the Hill.
4 out of 5:
Plus 4 for the unique and brave approach of Elecraft in this market and in their technical designs.
Minus 1 for my personal thoughts on audio & ergonomics and the impossibilty of personalized modification.
No doubt I will step by again a little later!
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W6RDG
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 11, 2009 10:44
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What Fun!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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well, after being out of the hobby for a number of years, i decided to get back in this past spring... didn't have any HF equipment, so i purchased a used FT-897 (third owner/sweet little brick) to check out the RF/reception conditions at my QTH and generally learn about current operating techniques... had a blast working portable/low power field day but recognized that i wanted a radio with a better front end and more control over filtering... checked out a bunch of the newer japanese radios (they -are- very cool!) but i like to tailgate and wanted something more 'portable' and less 'luggable'... after chatting with the folks at Elecraft and reading the Yahoo group and reflector, decided to take the plunge... i was able to purchase a late 2008 factory assembled radio from a ham who had just scored a 7800, and wanted to try and keep his marriage together!)
i've had the radio now for about a week, and all i can say is "wow... good choice, me!"... i really love this rig... its true that the user interface isn't 'pretty', though the large LCD display is nicely laid out and super crisp and contrasty, even in direct sunlight... in addition, i love that there's a dedicated button (with lots of 'turny' knobs and not just push buttons) for all the regularly used functions.
but what i really love is that i can pull out stations from the QRM and QRN and work alaska and puerto rico and hawaii and newington with just my MP1 superantenna or buddipole, on the ground, in my backyard, in the deepest part of the silicon valley against the base of the santa cruz mountains... the adjustable bandwidth and IF shift coupled with effective noise blankers, noise reduction and notch filters have allowed me to hear that small voice in the middle of crashing noise, and complete a bunch of QSO's i would have otherwise missed.
and then there's the support... although i've only had the rig for a week i had it on my picnic table on sunday, baking in the hot sun, and the VCO threw a PLL error... checked some online info, dropped an email to one of the founders (who responded in less than 24 hours!) and yesterday i had a phone call from the kids in Aptos with detailed instructions on how to slightly modify two small components to address this known issue... after going through all the steps i said i was a little hesitant (i'm not set up to really work inside my rigs these days) and the Elecraft fellow said, "tell you what... keep working your rig indoors for the next few days and i'll send you a new replacement VCO board... when you get it, swap it for your board and send it back and i'll rebuild it for the next person who may run into the same issue.
holy cow! i wish elecraft made cars and computers and appliances and clothing and pharmaceuticals and cheese (yah... i like cheese)
anyway, i think of operating my K3 like driving a car with a Tiptronic/Steptronic tranmission... for everyday use you set it and forget it... but when you want to manually control the gearbox and rpm's, full control is available to you, too.
am i happy? yes, i'm happy!
happy motoring and 73!
robin (K9RDG)
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W0OGH
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 6, 2009 22:14
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I couldn't stand it! I wanted a new rig and almost bought one of the YAECOMWOODS. But after seeing the K3 demo's at the SW division Hamfest last fall i thought this would be the best for me. Besides that it has a good 6 mtr section. Saw one advertised so i bought it. Factory assembled in 2008 with every option at that time. there is a learning curve to it which can be a bit problematic (did i understand what they said? but after playing with it for about 2 weeks, i feel pretty comfortable. Working all sorts of new stuff on 6 meters. Receiver is so quiet i have to play with the antenna switch to see if it's even working. Probably the last radio i'll own. It's greaaat!
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