I have K1 nr.1491. I have not seen or tried KX1 , but I find my K1 outstanding for fieldtrip and holiday.
Going to buy a small gel cell to go with it . Tom LA1PHA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Bredberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K1 enthusiast wonders ?? It seems the K1 has fallen off the radar screen here on the Elecraft reflecter and I wonder why. I have a K2 which is wonderful for CW ops in my shack, but it is not as stingy with power as my K1 and too valuable a radio to be bouncing around in the field. Also it is significantly bigger when packing into the wilderness. The KX1 is definately a slick little rig. I have had the opportunity to borrow a friends for a week, and although it definately is a great travelling rig, the K1 outputs twice the power, has 4 bands rather than 3, and seems better able to match whatever you can hook up to for an antenna. I use a "Paddelette" paddle which mounts to the short K1 tilt stand. Darn near as neat as the KX1 plug in paddle. I have a complete station, the K1, a 10 cell AA battery pack, wire antenna, headphones and logbook all in an insulated soft sided lunch bag. This goes everywhere with me and is without exception THE MOST FUN radio I have ever owned, used or heard tell about! If you don't have a K1, borrow one and you will become a believer too. 73 de Carl, K1KID _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com