This was one of the major selling points that made my decision to buy the K3
The K3 is rapidly becoming the IF radio of choice for microwavers
because of its small-size/light-weight and superior weak-signal CW performance.
My K3 has now been received in BC by VE7BDQ on 502.4 KHz using the
WSPR mode. My ERP = 3.24w. 1366-miles
73, Ed - KL7UW
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:21:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Portability
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The K3 is light for what it does, and simple. I have no doubt that if
the K3 were wrapped with bubble wrap and double boxed, it could be
dropped from almost any height without harm. Some of the K3
contemporaries, I'm not so certain about. FT2000 - yikes. There is a
power supply in there and there are so many interconnected boards
spread over a large area. Nice reliable looking radio in there but I
wouldnt want to test drop it for any reason. I would be nervous about
sending it in for repair that some little thing could work itself out
of position, etc.
Orion is better but still a lot of unsupported open space.
FLEX - ;-) ha - my PC falls apart just sitting on the floor. I am
constantly slapping my DELL back together. Fairness to FLEX, they are
not racing with Icom to be the Dxpedition transceiver of choice.
There is an old school term for some gear, MTBF. It just seems to me
looking at the K3 simplicity, that there is a whole lot less to go
wrong, even though Elecraft is always the first one to make anything
that may happen, right.
So I am wondering. I have an FT101 from 1975 that's still going great
and it's as complex as heck inside and so many moving parts to stick,
caps to harden, bandswitch contacts to foul. How long will K3 go, in
comparison. After burn in, years I'd guess, lots of them. Seems that
like jets, daily expansion and contraction might be it's biggest stresser.
73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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