[TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion

[K4IA at aol.com]

I don't know where all these cost numbers come from.  Here is the  Order 
Form.  
 
_http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3%20Order%20form%20rev%204.pdf_ 
(http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3%20Order%20form%20rev%204.pdf) 
 
I ordered the 100w Modular kit $1,749 plus the Subreceiver $539 for a  total 
of $2,288.  That is considerably below the cost of an OII without the  ATU 
($4,095).  It is around the cost of a used O1.  Extra roofing  filters are extra 
on all the rigs but run $79-$120 for the K3.  I'll decide  later which ones I 
might need.  If I decide on an ATU later I can add  it for $259 - something I 
can not do with my O1.  The price delta on an OII  with and without the ATU is 
$300 so they are roughly comparable on that  cost.  Again, I think the TT ATU 
can not be added to an OII later.   Could be wrong about that.
 
The modular K3 is priced below the FT2000, ProIII, or OmniVII.  It is  $1,807 
below the OII.
 
The factory-assembled K3 without the ATU is $2,588 around the same as the  
mentioned radios and still $1,507 below the OII.
 
Like I said, Elecraft has raised the bar considerably.
 
k4ia
Craig  "Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA



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