On Wed, 2013-08-21 at 12:24 -0700, EricJ wrote: > The charm of the K1 is that it is NOT a tiny surface mount CW radio. > My K1 gets dusty from camping. My KX1 gets dusty from the shelf. > Eric
Certainly.. I built one, and it is a great radio. I would think the KX1 would make a better camping radio though.. Why do you prefer the K1 in the field? When I go camping, I take my Weber MTR with me while my K1 and KX3 stay home. I am talking real camping here, where you have to hike miles to get there and there are no facilities... I would actually take my K1 before my KX3, because the latest does cost more and is bigger.. I might yet build a KX1 because of the four bands and the included batteries.. I am waiting to see what the next Weber MTR will offer, but I might lose patience and pull the trigger on a KX1.. Of course if Elecraft would make say, a three-band surface-mount kit, I'd buy it immediately. I was worried bout building the MTR, but surface-mount kits are really not much harder than through-hole ones, except that the components being smaller, they are harder to identify and easier to lose. I built my MTR with a fine-tip soldering iron. It was much easier than I thought. The hardest being the ICs.. My KX3, surprisingly, though it is my best radio, gets used the least.. Gil. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
