New kid on the block
On Feb 19, 11:03*pm, wrote:
Hi Guy,
Thanks for your well thought out and considered reply. The delay in
the IC-7700 is indeed causing me to carefully rethink my options.
Your tip about using it with the 756PROIII is indeed very useful and
thought provoking = thanks for that.
The K3 would land at my doorstep all charges paid at about $2,700,
which is about half the price of the IC-7700. (that includes two
filters and the general coverage option)
I have carefully looked at the specs of the K3 and had eMail exchanges
with Elecraft. The major disadvantage of the K3 is that it will not
tune in 9 Khz steps, a marvellous feature available on the Icoms, and
so necessary for MW DXer's. Also no LongWave, and I do like dabbling
with the LW NDB beacons during winter.
But as you say, it's low current draw, light weight and high specs
make it ideal for DXpeditions.
regards and 73's
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whiphttp://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx
On Feb 20, 7:08*am, "Guy Atkins" wrote:
Hi John,
Maybe the delay of the IC-7700 to South Africa will be fortuitous for you?
It's giving you time to consider the Elecraft K3, I suspect!
I have followed this radio's development "from a distance", and it sounds
like the company is applying all the design lessons they learned with their
earlier, simpler models. It's great to see them giving FlexRadio a run for
the money... the competition is healthy and the radio enthusiast wins out.
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