That's a neat radio. I owned one for a short while and then fell for the KX1 and on and on. I couldn't get Wayne and Eric into me being an FT for the K4, but then I rarely do digital and occasional CW. I love QRP and QRO SSB.
72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Macy monkeys Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:09 AM To: Tony <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Early Production K1's I have K1’s 78 and 52, built a long, long time ago. Still percolating perfectly. Never had any problems. Used no. 78 in Field Day without nary a hiccup. John K7FD > On Jul 1, 2020, at 9:50 PM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > All: > > I may have found the K1 I've been looking for. It's serial number is in the > 550 range and I'd like to know if there's any issues with these early > production runs before I make a purchase. > > I'm told the K1 is a solid design with quality components so I suspect > longevity isn't a problem. I understand parts are available so that doesn't > appear to be an issue either. > > Thanks, > > Tony > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Message delivered to > [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]

