I finally got a chance to see the new Kenwood rig at HRO in Portland last Saturday. Didn't get to play with it for very long as there were too many others who wanted to play with it too. Anyway, it seems like a nice radio--sounded good--looks good--but still missing lots of things we get with a K3. It does seem like an obvious attempt to compete somewhat with the K3, but it's NOT a true contender for a lot of reasons.
The ergonomics were fairly good, and unlike Yaesu, for example, they don't bury everything deep in a menu system. But you still have to push buttons a few extra times. For example, setting power level and keyer speed takes a couple of extra pushes of buttons vs. the K3. Like I said above, I didn't really get to play with it very long, but I'm certain you would be giving up a lot if you opted for this vs. a K3. The folks at Pacificon probably got a better chance to look at the new Kenwood. At least it shows that Kenwood is still in the amateur radio business, which I think is a good thing. Dave W7AQK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
