The closest thing I could find to the size of the new K3 is the Icom 735. This was a compact transceiver that I used for 7 years in the 80's. It was easy to toss in the mobile, and worked real well at home. Now K3 comes along with (hopefully) Orion class performance in this compact package. Well it does not have two over sized knobs like Orion, and you cannot pack your lunch and pair of shoes inside, but I would not want an Orion in the mobile either. I guess the question is whether the contest crowd will want to stay up all night with a radio this small physically.
I like the fact that it will fit on the upper shelf of my computer hutch. BTW the K3 is also 20% lighter than the old IC735, which was quite the DXpeditioner's choice in it's time. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
