Hello Don, Thank you for the reply. Thank you to the others who also replied to me with info and links. Have a lot of things to think over :) Could the gentleman in VK3 or VK4 (RFenabled)who emailed me please resend your email address so i can respond to you please... i seem to have lost your email from the system here whilst i was formulating a reply... oops ! Don, thanks for the construction comments. The roads in NZ are a little rough on vehicles and equipment :) We tend to look after the motorhome so hopefully all will be well with the electronics inside. >From some of the comments made to me it seems i should at least consider expanding my horizons to the K3. Great to share in the passion people have for the Elecraft products :) Thanks again to all for the very useful comments, pictures and links. Regards Rob ZL2IW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]> To: "Rob Carter" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:13 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] philosophical discussion
> 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 >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.121/2589 - Release Date: 12/27/09 22:18:00 ______________________________________________________________ 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
