Can we please drop this line of discussion before it turns into a rant for each
of our favorite rigs?
73
Keith N8CEP
On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 11/16/2011 3:37 PM, Richards wrote:
>> He was giving a brief overview of ham radio, and was not making a
>> complete or comprehensive listing of every manufacturer. He mentioned
>> newcomers, like Elecraft, but did not mention all the older, established
>> manufacturers. It was a brief survey... you cannot mention everything
>> in a brief survey... that would transform it into a comprehensive study.
>
> Yes, BUT -- the author, K1DG, is a very active and well known contester,
> and a major reason he mentioned Elecraft is that their products have
> taken by storm those hams who are most interested in cutting edge
> performance. Notice that he also talked about a lot of other new things
> in ham radio, including WSJT and other various digital modes,
> integration with computers, etc..
>
> In their early days, Elecraft appealed to builders and QRP types, but
> their K2 kit with all the options was a pretty nice radio.. Since the
> introduction of the K3, they have also attracted those who want highest
> performance and moderately high prices. Their P3 spectrum display makes
> those in other rigs look like toys, and their new KPA500 has nudged the
> Hercules II off my operating desk and into my storage closet, primarily
> because it gives me 550W on 6M, as well as 600W on the HF bands. And, I
> suspect, the introduction of their new KX3, with the optional
> remote-able 100W amp module, is going to find a home in the shacks, and
> in the cars, of a lot of middle of the road hams. In other words, they
> have become a LEADER and INNOVATOR of the ham world, not a "me too
> company," and not one for whom ham gear is a sideline. That USED to be
> true, at least in part, of Ten Tec, and I still own and love four Ten
> Tec power amps from those days.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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