Given that the K4 can be upgraded to a K4D in the field, why don’t you start out with the K4, how it goes, and decide to upgrade later. Logan, KE7AZ
Entropy is winning. > On Oct 4, 2020, at 2:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I am rather late in the first prepay group and requested a K4. I was > strongly considering upgrading to the K4D when I got the call that my rig > was about ready to ship. Now that the pricing is out, I see that it is a > $900 difference. That gives me a bit of pause, not because it isn't worth > the price, but because I am not sure my style of operating would justify it. > > > > I would appreciate it if some of you with more experience in such things > might be able to give me some insights. Here is my operating information: > > > > 1. I am predominantly a CW operator > 2. I do enjoy working DX contests, but as a hunt and pounce guy, just > looking for countries I may have not worked before. I am not a serious > contester trying for points and awards. > 3. For non-dx contests, I operate at or near QRP levels to see how well > I am getting out on my antennas. > 4. I am predominantly a rag chewer on CW, or casual operator for > regular CW QSO's. > 5. I have two antennas, one a Yagi for 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters. > The other is an EFHW for 30 (with tuner) 40 and 80. > > > > I am not sure diversity receive would be all that useful with such different > antennas. The yagi is useless as a receive antenna on 30, 40, and 80, and > the EFHW can receive and transmit on the higher bands, but does not have > directionality or gain, and the 40 and 80 meter bands are predominantly for > local and US. operations. > > > > I think diversity receive might be useful with QSB conditions if I am > operating on 20 meters and up and letting the EFHW try to help, but that one > advantage would not be worth the difference in price for the K4D, especially > with the band conditions we currently have. > > > > If I am going to check a different band, I usually just change bands and > look at the panadapter to see how active the band is. Not sure having VFO B > connected to a different antenna, (like working 20 on the Yagi on A and > possibly working 40 on the EFHW on B would gain me much. I would most > likely just use VFO A, and change bands. > > > > I look forward to your thoughts and what opportunities I might be missing by > not getting the K4D. I would guess there are others in this group that > would be interested in the responses as they make the same decision. > > > > Thanks so much, and 73, > > > > Terry, N7TB > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
