Quote Originally Posted by W4DRH View Post
I have a Kenwood 480Hx then bought a KX3 in kit, and recently a K3 kit. I am a new ham (2 years) but my favorite radio is the KX3. I have it in a small case from Harbor Freight along with a Singal link to do PSK31. I have make a good number of contacts with 10 watts. I did not think I would like QRP but the little case I have is very compact, no need for a big power suppy and it makes you more careful about having a resonate tuned antenna with low swr. I would buy one again in a heart beat. I also got the auto tuner with will tune a lawn chair. Love the Elecraft products. Take a look.

Thanks

Hugh
Welcome.

I had a TS-480HX. I hated the thing. All the bells and whistles were great, but the damned thing would desense so badly on CW it was hell to operate. Most radios desense a little, but I couldn't even find the stations desensing me, this thing was so bad. The roofing filter must've been a mile wide. I didn't notice it on SSB so badly and I told the buyer when I sold it why I was dumping it. The issue was okay with them to do local nets and stuff. So we were both happy.

Forget good DX with that thing. You can't work 'em if you can't hear 'em.