What to do with my K3
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I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu
FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be a great time to test both rigs and see which I like better. I could probably get a small premium for it if I sold it I could probably sell the FT-2000D and get most of what I paid for it back. Decisions, Decisions. Comments from the peanut gallery? 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Read the reviews and make a list of your own pros and cons. In addition to the usual transmitter and receiver performance items, include things like:
* Cost of repair (modules vs. the whole rig being sent). * Company management involvement in reflector discussions, customer problems, and customer feature requests. * The overall quality of the design and support teams assembled by the company. * The sense of excitement expressed by people who were just waiting for their equipment to be shipped. * The ease and simplicity of uploading new software revisions. * Physical size and weight. * The predicted level of support that will be available years from now. I was honestly trying not to be biased towards the K3 but that's impossible at this point. (And, after all, this IS the Elecraft reflector).
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Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
> > I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu > FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now > my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. That was one of the factors that pushed me to get a factory built K3. I wanted to compare it against my current rig to make a final decision about which to keep and didn't want to have the build-time delay. It took me about 2 hours to decide the K3 stayed and the other rig went. The other rig was great, but it wasn't a K3. - Keith N1AS - - K3 711 - _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Joseph M. Durnal
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:56 -0400, "Joseph M. Durnal" <[hidden email]>
wrote: >I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu >FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now >my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. > >I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be >a great time to test both rigs and see which I like better. > >I could probably get a small premium for it if I sold it > >I could probably sell the FT-2000D and get most of what I paid for it back. > >Decisions, Decisions. > >Comments from the peanut gallery? > >73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R >_______________________________________________ Don't forget that if you keep the K3 you will have the latest updates in software and hardware available to you constantly for the life of the rig. See if you can get Yaesu (or whatever their name is this year) to do that for you. Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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Suggestions are pouring in. I'm surprised nobody has offered to buy
it from me right away. Most folks think I should build it and and use it for field day and once I do that, I won't want to sell it! So building has started. I can't find my dummy load, I think I lent it out but I can't remember to who. So, at some point I'll have to find one of those. Other than that, how long should it take? 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Tom Childers, N5GE <[hidden email]> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:56 -0400, "Joseph M. Durnal" <[hidden email]> > wrote: > >>I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu >>FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now >>my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. >> >>I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be >>a great time to test both rigs and see which I like better. >> >>I could probably get a small premium for it if I sold it >> >>I could probably sell the FT-2000D and get most of what I paid for it back. >> >>Decisions, Decisions. >> >>Comments from the peanut gallery? >> >>73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R >>_______________________________________________ > [snip] > > Don't forget that if you keep the K3 you will have the latest updates in > software and hardware available to you constantly for the life of the rig. > > See if you can get Yaesu (or whatever their name is this year) to do that for > you. > > Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq > > "Those who would give up > Essential Liberty to > purchase a little Temporary > Safety deserve neither > Liberty nor Safety" > > An excerpt from a letter > written in 1755 from the > Assembly to the Governor > of Pennsylvania. > > Support the entire Constitution, not > just the parts you like. > > http://www.n5ge.com > http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Most builders need 8 to 10 hours (wich you can find on Elecrafts
website by the way ;-)). 73, Maarten PD2R 2008/6/21 Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]>: > Suggestions are pouring in. I'm surprised nobody has offered to buy > it from me right away. > > Most folks think I should build it and and use it for field day and > once I do that, I won't want to sell it! > > So building has started. I can't find my dummy load, I think I lent > it out but I can't remember to who. So, at some point I'll have to > find one of those. Other than that, how long should it take? > > 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R > > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Tom Childers, N5GE <[hidden email]> wrote: >> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:56 -0400, "Joseph M. Durnal" <[hidden email]> >> wrote: >> >>>I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu >>>FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now >>>my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both. >>> >>>I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be >>>a great time to test both rigs and see which I like better. >>> >>>I could probably get a small premium for it if I sold it >>> >>>I could probably sell the FT-2000D and get most of what I paid for it back. >>> >>>Decisions, Decisions. >>> >>>Comments from the peanut gallery? >>> >>>73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R >>>_______________________________________________ >> [snip] >> >> Don't forget that if you keep the K3 you will have the latest updates in >> software and hardware available to you constantly for the life of the rig. >> >> See if you can get Yaesu (or whatever their name is this year) to do that for >> you. >> >> Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq >> >> "Those who would give up >> Essential Liberty to >> purchase a little Temporary >> Safety deserve neither >> Liberty nor Safety" >> >> An excerpt from a letter >> written in 1755 from the >> Assembly to the Governor >> of Pennsylvania. >> >> Support the entire Constitution, not >> just the parts you like. >> >> http://www.n5ge.com >> http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: [hidden email] >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com Maarten, PD2R Member of the PI4DX contest group www.pi4dx.com Elecraft K3 nr:1849 |
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