New Sherwood Report

[w7aqk]

Wayne said it very succinctly.  However, most folks seem to overlook the
fact that the K3 is a modestly priced radio (comparatively), and it is
bucking some very high dollar radios.  Look folks, you can spend a lot more
money, and maybe, just maybe, you can get something special out of those
extra dollars.  The K3 is NOT the most EXOTIC radio out there.  It's up to
you to define just what "exotic" means.  For crying out loud!  Quit trying
to compare the K3 to $5K or $10K radios, at least by emphasizing what you
don't get with the K3.  Obviously those radios have at least some features
that the K3 doesn't!  Get over it!  If you think you hear stations better
with one of those high end radios, good for you!  I doubt it, but that's
your personal opinion, and I don't criticize you for thinking you do.  I
doubt it, but I don't criticize you!

To be honest with you, I can hear almost everything on my $1K radios that I
hear with my $2K K3.  Not everything though!  The K3 is a real breakout from
the norm, and just about everything above it lacks something essential as
far as really dealing with QRM, QRN, etc.   Sometimes it requires a very
unique situation on the band, but the features on the K3 are significant and
real.

Let me put it another way--one that isn't based on my personal preferences!
If the Ducie expedition, and now the Kermadec expedition, felt there was
something better to use, I think they would have figured out a way to go
that route!  What they were looking for may not be what you were looking
for, but it speaks volumes about the competence of the K3.  If you want more
glitz, and big "gee whiz" features, by all means spend the extra $3k to$10K
to get them.  My guess is, though, that you won't work a single station with
those high end rigs that you couldn't work just as easily with the K3.

So, please quit trying to compare apples and oranges, at least dollar wise,
unless you find some really significant defect in what the K3 does.  So far,
it's all been about nonsensacle comparisons, which are strictly related to
dollars rather than performance.  If I had spent $5K or $10K on a radio, I'd
be embarrassed to come on this reflector and tout my radio unless I had
something significant to crow about except the glitz factor.  Good grief!  I
hope you got something for all those extra bucks!

Dave W7AQK


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