I’ve been using the KX3 now for a couple of
days. Sadly I have to add my voice of many owners by stating what a fantastic
little radio it is. As a proud owner of the FT817 I really regretted selling
it, but I kept telling myself it was for the greater good. Having now got the KX3 I can honestly say it
was the right decision. The KX3 knocks the 817 into next week. It truly is an
awesome box of tricks.
I purchased the kit and after 3 hours of
building the KX3 burst into life and was receiving signals form all over the
place. I had my very 1st QSO on the day after (CW) and was delighted
on how I managed to get on with the
radio after doing the typical bloke thing of not reading the user manual.
I went on a walkabout to some woods over
the Easter weekend. I threw a wire antenna into some trees, hooked up some coax
and settled down for a spin around the bands while snuggled up quite peacefully
against a great Oak. I managed to bag 3 QSO’s to Canada with out really trying.
In fact when I got home I checked the power and indeed I was running 3 watts.
So I was dead chuffed. And to add to this pleasure, the view from the shack that day was immense.
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