--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Roar" <s-roabr@> wrote: Hi I have maybe a dumb quiz, but which of the the options are within the fully assambled radio K3? Filters etc??? 73 Rag LA6FJA/K3RAG
===================== Here is how I optioned mine. 10 watts, if I like it I'll upgrade it to 100 watts. $1399. Cool. Comes with a 2.7 roofing filter and a noise blanker. Great deal. $99 TXCO - passed on that, I don't need 1 ppm precision when 5 ppm comes with the radio. That's good for CW and SSB (my modes). $99 General Coverage - purchased that, because without it, the ham band filters are engaged and that means serious attenuation of any SWL frequency that is more than a couple hundred kilohertz away from a ham band edge. $120 AM filter - nope, although it's required for AM transmit, 10 meters is the only band where I might use it and I have hollow state rigs for that. $99 FM filter - nope, although it's required for FM transmit, 6 and 10 meters are the places for that and I do CW and SSB there. I'm also not sure about CTSS on the K3. $79 CW Filter - nope, my choice would be 800hz, I'll wait for the variable filters in the couple of years that the bands are soft. What a great starting point for a reliable core station, and I expect there will be all manner of kits that will support the radio, since they would be less likely to require SMT. (fleas). ;-) $539 Subreceiver - for contests, not needed here for search & pounce. $99 DVR - for contests, not needed here for search & pounce. $259 Auto tuner - not yet. $79 Transverter - not yet. $39 USB adapter - not yet. The biggest selling points of the radio for me are the taylorable AGC and the reputation of Elecraft for designing a radio I can count on. I always use a speaker and enjoy hearing a louder signal when it's bigger. That works all the way up to "room filling". There are not many rigs these days that will allow that because the AGC is oppressive and overbearing, ruthless and just plain mean. ;-) de wb8yqj/6 _______________________________________________ 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
