Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Tomorrow, I shall probably ring around the UK dealers to see who can offer me the best cash deals on the IC7300, the FT991A and the KX3.  I ...

Further to my earlier comments in a blog post yesterday, I have received several comments about both rigs. The general view remains that the...

There is no doubt that the very best radio for QRPers is the Elecraft KX3. In the UK this is not low cost as VAT and duty are both payable i...

Steve G1KQH has spotted the price of "after-market" mics on eBay.  Under £5. "The price of a Microphone: http://...

I read on the M1KTA blog that an antenna lead on one of his Elecraft KX3 units has failed. I know these have seen some harsh portable field...

FT817ND QRP transceiver I have owned an FT817 practically since it was first released in the UK back in 2000. The FT817ND was bought ...

At  the moment the running order, ignoring wSDR designs, is: Elecraft KX3   - best RX, expensive with all options in the UK. n ternal auto...

For the last 6 months I have been saving the pennies in my amateur radio kitty towards the purchase of a new transceiver for general use at ...

As I prepare for my West Country holiday with my brother next week, I'm amused to see the QST advert for the Elecraft KX3 in use in v...

Since its early days, I've been receiving posts from the Yahoo KX3 Group , which is a group for people interested in this Elecraft radio...

Thanks for all the many comments both here an in private emails. Basically I am looking for a good second QRP transceiver to work along side...

People who own the Elecraft KX3 generally rate it very highly as it is a very feature rich product with  an excellent receiver. However to b...

Randy K7AGE has done a wonderfully amusing video of him building his Elecraft KX3. I won't spoil the fun, but recommend you watch it an...

Ten-Tec has now got the new low power HF transceiver, the 10W Argonaut VI listed on its website with details about its specification and ...

I read that W&S now has the Elecraft KX3 in stock for immediate delivery. This is a far cry from the 8 month lead-time when deliverie...

The KX3 image on the Elecraft site The Elecraft website now shows "New Order Lead Time: 60 days" for...

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html Sherwood carry out comprehensive tests on various amateur products. See the full list in the link above...

A few weeks ago I ran a poll on the Elecraft KX3 Yahoo group asking owners how satisfied they were with the KX3 QRP radio released earlie...

Elecraft KX3 units are starting to make their way into customers' hands now, although the initial product rate has been quite low. On th...

As a potential buyer (still thinking about it), I asked the sales desk at Elecraft what sort of leadtime I could expect if I placed an orde...