Elecraft KX3 demo at the QRP ARCI convention - 'Four Days In May'

Wayne Burdick N6KR of Elecraft shows the new Elecraft KX3 at the QRP ARCI 'Four Days In May 2011' convention (Dayton, Ohio).

The presentation was made with 5 minutes notice after Wayne had worked the Elecraft booth at the Dayton Hamvention. It was streamed by G4GXL to around 200 Elecraft enthusiasts who were eagerly awaiting a photo.

This is just one of the added value things that happen at the QRP ARCI annual convention 'Four Days In May'

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[PXMarlboro]

Congratulations on the beautiful presentation of this innovation in the means of communication! I am starting to save money! Maybe I can buy one at the end of the year or gain of Santa Claus rsrsrs Until then...

Good contacts to all!

[eogg25]

to late i just bought a beautiful used K2/100.

[Spiritunicorn]

It will be mine. Oh yes... it will be mine! ^_^ I'll be buying one of these when they are available. Not been this excited about a new rig for years.

[athiker7209]

I'm surprised K9ZTV didn't have this baby at the last Bumble Bee Expedition! Looks like a nice rig.

[KC9MTP]

Wow, this thing looks amazing! I was planning on scrounging up to get a K3 the end of this year, but I might have to order this with the 100W amp instead and keep the 817 on the shelf as the backup.

Any kind of o-rings or seals around the knobs and stuff on the front panel to help keep a bit of moisture out? I'm sure I could find other rubber plugs for sticking in the jacks on the side.

Just popped in my head, a small snap on cover over the front panel, kinda like on an o-scope to protect it.

[VK2BEN]

@dofty Thanks. Yes, I guessed that would be possible after reading some more blogs etc about it. The carry bag is a fine idea, although it is hard to overlook the flaw that is the choice of gargantuan knobs. Nice to work with, but not so good for portability. Maybe someone will come out with a low-profile knob option one day. As I alluded to before; it has many winning features that should give the FT-817 a VERY good run for its money. I am putting in my order when it is available!

[NG9D]

160-6m all mode! 32 Bit floating point DSP with 24 bit A/D -- A SDR with (apparently) smooth CW transmission on this new portable "trail friendly" radio!

Interesting that both the internal 8-AA Ni-MH internal battery pack and antenna tuner are optional. Anybody using this as a portable rig would surely want the power and ATU built-in.

Guess this is not a kit, which is probably a good thing for the level of sophistication and miniaturization.

[AudiophileTubes]

WOW!  What a cutting edge, full featured little transceiver! This is PERFECT for relaxing and DXing on my backyard patio connected to my Cushcraft MA6V that sits on a 5 foot mast in a large flowerpot filled with cement!

[dofty]

@VK2BEN You can remove the paddle. And Elecraft will release a carry bag of sorts which will protect the front. (Source: The guy from the video, on the Yahoo group of the radio). Such an awesome radio. Will buy it when it's released!

[VK2BEN]

Size: Nice.

Shape: I guess it's hard to get away from Rectangles in this game.

Power output: Win!

Weight: Win!

LCD Display: Ultra-Win. Best in the business.

Oh dear. Ergonomics, anyone? How will it slip onto a backpack with those enormous knobs sticking out like that? Are those CW paddles hanging off the bottom?

Looking forward to seeing one actually deployed out on the trail. Keep up the awesome work, Elecraft!