[Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

2008-08-06 Thread Craig Smith
I prefer the smaller tuning range, Dave. Makes for much easier tuning. FYI, the advertised tuning ranges are only approximations. Mine ended up at about 85 KHz, which is fine. The internal tuner would be convenient. I use the external T1 tuner instead, as it has the capability to

[Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

2008-08-05 Thread Dave KQ3T
Hello, all, I'm about to order a K1, and thought I'd ask your opinions about various options and configuration choices. 1. I understand the tuning range can be set to either 75kHz or 150kHz. My inclination is to go with the 75kHz range, for the slower tuning rate. 2. Somewhat related to

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

2008-08-05 Thread Ralph Tyrrell
, heard VP6DX on 15. I am located in north GA. 73, Ty, K1 #1423, K3 #696 --- On Tue, 8/5/08, Dave KQ3T [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dave KQ3T [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 12:06 PM

RE: [Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

2008-08-05 Thread Brett Howard
him he's been running 5 watts for the last 4 or 5 hours. :) Have fun with the K1... Its been one of my favs! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave KQ3T Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:06 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K1

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

2008-08-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dave, A comment on your item #2 - while the VFO in the K1 can be modified to have the bands begin 25 kHz up from the lower band edge, if you do that for one band, then all bands will start up 25 kHz. That is a problem with 30 meters where the normal tuning range begins at 10,100 kHz, and