I came to this list to have honest conversations about the comparison of Elecraft equipment vs other manufacturers. I prefer to live without my head in the sand.
Rob Mantz NR4B Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Clay Autery <k...@montac.com> wrote: > > I don't come to this list to talk about Kenwood. Please take your Kenwoo0d > stuff to another list. Groups.io, etc... > > Clay E. Autery, Jr. > KY5G > >> On 10/22/2023 10:17 PM, Wes wrote: >> Like you I own a K3 and owned and sold a K3S. I also have a KPA500 and >> KAT500. I too got tired of waiting for a K4 and bought a TS-890. Elecraft >> radios taught me to always have a spare, so considering similar ergonomics, >> I also acquired a TS-590. Before all of these I had a Kenwood TS-870 that >> was flawless for 13 years. >> >> True Elecraft service has been fine, the problem has been I've needed too >> much of it. My Kenwood stuff has never required service, so I can't comment >> on it. >> >> The notch filter on the '890 isn't automatic but the beat cancel is and >> quite effective. I used to say about my '870 that Kenwood wasted valuable >> panel space by putting a noise blanker switch on it and the '890 isn't a >> whole lot better. The K3 can be, if you don't mind 400+ different adjustment >> possibilities. >> >> Sorry I can't comment on the K4, since obviously I don't own one, and I >> doubt that I ever will, that ship has sailed. >> >> Wes N7WS >> >>> On 10/22/2023 10:58 AM, John Canfield wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Long time fan of Elecraft, I have a K3s and a KPA1500, both are currently >>> in service. My primary HF radio is now a TS-890, I bought it about four or >>> so years ago after giving up waiting on the K4's to be off the shelf ready >>> to purchase. >>> >>> So on to my questions about the two rigs. For those who have fairly recent >>> experience running both the TS-890/K4's I would greatly appreciate anyone's >>> thoughts and comments about the two rigs. I really like the 890 after I >>> finally figured out how to run it (hi hi). I like the visual representation >>> of adjusting the high and low bandpass filters on the waterfall. One >>> feature of the 890 I don't like is the notch filter isn't automatic unlike >>> my K3s. >>> >>> I know there's a lot of complaints about relatively poor DSP noise >>> reduction on the 890 and I do agree it's not in the same class as my K3s >>> but nonetheless it's still quite effective. Receive sensitivity on my 890 >>> is outstanding, I'll have to give it a subjective 5 stars and my K3s 4 >>> stars. >>> >>> One huge bonus of Elecraft is factory service which I've had to use a >>> couple of times with my K3s. I give it 5 stars :-) >>> >>> Any helpful comments are greatly appreciated and please be brutally honest. >>> >>> 73 de John WB5THT >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to k...@montac.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ma...@toast.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
