[CQ-Contest] Flex radios

[john at kk9a.com]

I would imagine that the user interface is the biggest difference. It is not
clear to me if you have the Elecraft K3 or K3S. I have the latter and even
though is a small transceiver and most buttons do double duty, there are
buttons to press and knobs to turn I find it nice to have a physical
transceiver. Both are easy to carry on an airplane, although I do not know
of anyone carrying a Flex to the Caribbean. Flex and Elecraft now have
matching lightweight legal limit amplifiers which is a very nice accessory.

John KK9A

To:	cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject:	[CQ-Contest] Flex radios
From:	Bill via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Reply-to:	cqtestk4xs at aol.com
Date:	Mon, 22 May 2017 10:07:36 -0400

At the hamfest last weekend I had some extra time Sunday and wandered over
to 
the Flex radio site. and had a long sit down with one of the reps.  I did a 
hands on with the 6500  and was truly impressed, especially with how "easy"
it 
was on the ears.

I currently have a pair of K-3s for SO2R and have kicked around replacing
these 
with the 6500.  I know K9CT as well as a couple others who use the Flex
stuff.  
I really would like to hear from them and others about these radios and how 
they compare to the K-3s in a contesting and Dxing situation...ease of use, 
operator friendly, audio quality for listening as well as transmit etc.  Any

comments would be greatly appreciated.

Bill K4XS/KH7XS