I should think retrofitting the Powerwerx PS would be a good option for install into the speaker. I think it would fit Dale, K9VUJ

Like others who have already posted, I've had the exact opposite experience than Jim. I own three K3s and have made over 120,000 QSOs with them over the past ten years. One has gone on two

And then consider the shipper(s), delivery folks, along with the ham that makes mistakes or uses the product not in the manner intended or has any accident (oops or kids, cats or ignorance)

If it is man-made, it will fail sometime in its lifetime.   A lesson learned, new products will all have design and production issues.  That is why a company provides a warranty.   Fact of

My K3 is still Best radio For the Money I owned several Icom 7800 new out of the two failed were sent back FT 9000 D well most story Just a refresher Took Yaesu 2 years to rebuild 9000 to actually

I would say to get an answer to the dynamic range question is look at the specs of the Icom 7610. I believe it will show that it uses the same basic direct sampling chip and setup as the Icom. So if

Of course, the radio looks great with the minimal information currently known. One thing that gives me pause is the option to add a superhet RX for the highest dynamic range. If this was felt to be

Their pricing is competitive with other mfg of simular goods. New gear always energizes the base. It’s kind of like politics and car brands, the lovers of each brand always get excited when

I have K3, #3824. I have had One failure of the Driver Transistor. I replaced it myself. Many Years and Many Hours of Service. 73 Ray WA6VAB.

I do value one person’s experience. Sure his opinion is just that, but okay. If the Elecraft folks see fit to respond then that’s fine too. It’s always entertaining to see the fan boys

Amen Alan. RAS

I don’t understand Jim. Why are all of these issues suddenly surfacing as a complaint now? Are you saying “Don’t buy a K4 because IMO the K3 has a lot of problems”, instead of saying

I have not seen any of those issues Jim has had and I have owned K3 and later K3s since 2008. The K4 looks like a nice rig like the Icom etc. However, I am not excited about another new rig. I

Jim Interesting. I own 2 K3 and one is now 11.5 years old. I have had a few failures on the old one. An open circuit decoupling inductor for line in simple to fix, KPA3 pin issue 13.8v not

Hi All Nice to see Elecraft have released a new radio, however I have my reservations, especially at the price tag So I have owned and been involved in 4 x K3 + 1 x K3s and I have seen most of the

No seriously, I'm flabbergasted by this new K4 Well done Elecraft (and beta-testers) !

New in February of 2017. Hardly used. Comes with everything that it came with when new, including boxes cables, etc. Non smoking home. $2200. I ship you pay insurance. CONUS only. No trades. Will not

See https://elecraft.com/pages/k4-pre-order Lou, W0FK

Darn there goes my budget RAS

But will it be enough to satisfy. I am waiting for the K5…. Dale, K9VUJ