bpnjensen wrote:
Hey, Dave, thanks for bringing up the Elecraft K3 (I'm sure my wife
will thank you as well ;-) I just read the Receiver Topics section of
the page, and I can hardly believe my eyes. It looks like a RX dream
come true, even the XMTR notwithstanding.

I just have two questions - As I understand it, once in awhile it is
desirable to download improved software and programming from
Elecraft. Does this radio need to be always connected to a PC
otherwise, or is it perfectly fucntional as a stand-alone unit?

And, as configured in basic format, will it receive and properly
filter AM, or is that an add-on?

Thanks,
Bruce

It's totally self-contained if you want to use it that way. It even
decodes "Morse" and PSK31 on the front panel. The FlexRadio requires a
host computer running Windows Direct X 9, which is why I didn't consider
getting one. I like PowerSDR, but I'm not going to spend $200+ on
Windows to run one app.