Rob, Yes, several K2s can be found in motorhomes, I know of at least one that is on a sailboat, and one that I built for a fellow lived in an 18 wheel truck for several years, and there have been many that have been taken on DXpeditions, and many others have been used at Field Day sites. K3s can be found in similar locations too. It amazes me how many hams tend to think of radios as fragile - most of that went away with the advent of all solid state equipment. Those vacuum tubes were fragile, but solid state gear is quite hardy and will take quite a shock without damage as long as the enclosure is intact. The most probable damage points are the front panel controls connected to knobs and any connectors sticking out of the rear panel.
The Elecraft tuners for the K1, K2 and K3 are of the L network type and have a large tuning range (the KX1 is limited by its small physical size). They will tune a wide range of 'normal' antennas. Like most tuners, they do have trouble with very high impedances such as an end fed Half Wave Dipole. 73, Don W3FPR Rob Carter wrote: > So my question is... i guess... does anyone use a K2 or K3 in a Motorhome (is > that an RV in your language)? > Is it tough enough for the mobile environment? > > Do people use the K2 or K3 as a Field Day station or Dxpedition radio? > > Is a K2 suitable for use on a base station with usual long wire or yagi > antennae? > > I know some of this topic has already appeared in various magazines etc, but > would value your insights. Your time is valuable, but if you could spare me a > couple of lines re your experiences with using the radios that would be great. > Thanks > Rob > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
