Lyle - you are SHAMELESS. You could not find even one
thing to put in the TS870 column? ;-)
I used one for a short time at field day once, it
seemed like a nice enough radio but I preferred the
TS830 even though it was an older design. The 830 was
"hybrid", which I rarely prefer in anything, but it
had a natural analog sound and no funny sounding
digital artifacts when you turned the front panel
controls.
I'm hoping the K3 will sound more like an analog radio
while having the flexibility of a digital rig. We
already know there are fewer IF conversions so the AGC
should be better.
It may be that the larger benefits of the K3 are not
even in the superior numbers we expect.
Still, some really enjoy the 870, I'll be interested
to see if the 870 lovers like K3 enough to change
radios.
Lyle Johnson kk7p at wavecable.com
Thu Aug 23 14:55:10 EDT 2007
> Assume a non-contester is looking at a K3.
> There would be no need for a second receiver nor the
> absolute selectivity of the K3. Aside from those
> points, can anyone suggest how the K3 might compare
to
> the Kenwood TS870?
K3 is new, '870 is at least several years old,
possibly unknown history.
K3 synthesizer is quieter, and with selectivity
options you're like to
have less listening fatigue.
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