Elecraft's ATUs are generally wider range than other manufacturers', I thought, and that comes at a parts cost that everyone might not want to pay. I'd rather have the option for a wide range one than a built-in but less capable one.
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 00:41 John Nicholson <macymonk...@charter.net> wrote: > Yes and no; both the IC-7610 and FTdx101 models include an internal tuner > without an optional charge. > > John K7FD > > > On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Rick Tavan <r...@tavan.com> wrote: > > > > Ed K1EP mentioned that the K4 ATU is a cost-extra option on all K4 > models. > > This is as it should be. If you have an external tuner in the shack or at > > the antenna or a tuner integrated into an amplifier that's always in line > > (or in Standby with the tuner enabled) or if all your antennas are well > > matched, you wouldn't want to pay Elecraft for a tuner inside K4 that you > > wouldn't be using. OTOH if, like me, you sometimes take your K4 to the > > field or operate it at a shack where there is no external auto-tuner, > then > > the K4 ATU option is delightful. IMHO, Elecraft made some good decisions > on > > what to include as standard and what to "optionalize" in K4. > > > > /Rick N6XI > > > >> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 7:16 AM Ed K1EP <k1ep.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> No. Extra on all versions. > >> > >> reply to: k...@arrl.net > >> > >>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 09:58 Richard <flat...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Does the basic plain vanilla K4 have a built-in antenna tuner? I'm > >>> guessing no. > >>> > >>> Richard Kunc ~ W4KBX > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>> Elecraft mailing list > >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >>> > >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >>> Message delivered to k1ep.l...@gmail.com > >>> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > >> > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > Rick Tavan > > Truckee and Saratoga, CA > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to macymonk...@charter.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
