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I spec'd the 100 watt version almost all the filters, the FM module and required filter and whatever else I needed to make it comparable in content to the FTdx5000MP. This ended up being just about every option you can get including the pan adaptor since the FTdx5000MP comes with a "Station...
Putting devices in parallel WILL NOT limit the current to the rig. Any devices in parallel will see exactly the same input voltage and, therefore will have an input current directly related to there input impedance.
The price of a K3 is NOT much lower than the big three. Go online like I did and configure a K3 to be fully comparable to the Yaesu FTdx5000 and you will find that they both are well over $5000.00
Recently, I was trying to decide which radio to buy between an Elecraft K3 and a Yaesu FTdx5000MP. After "assembling" a K3 with all the features, filters and other stuff to make it comparable to the FTdx5000MP, they both came out at about the same price. The published specs of the two radios...
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