I did that also. Old trick to retain spacers. Still, I like 80 meters a
lot and when the 160/80 2 band board is used, the tuner is virtually useless
unless you just want a more accurate indication of output watts. The T1
tuner has a couple more "elements" and should cover a much wider range,
especially on the two lowest bands.
When I built my K1, the T1 wasn't available and I opted for the KAT1. It
does a dynamite job in the field with temporary antennas on 40-15 meters.
Wish it had the same matching range as the T1. (But then, who works 160 and
80 QRP except us 'hard core' QRPers?)
73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave G4AON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New K1 Born Yesterday
Sandy W5TVW wrote:
"I'd opt for the little external tuner (T1?) instead of the internal
tuner. It would make changing the band boards simplier and easier"
I did the simple "mod" of threading an elastic band through the KAT1
spacers to retain them on the bolts (cut the ends short to avoid it
sticking out of the ends and acting as an insulator), it works superbly
and makes changing the band boards an easy task.
73 Dave, G4AON
K1 #1154
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