[Elecraft] AX1 first contact

All, First use of AX1 today in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. KX3, CW, 20M and < 10W. Special event station LZ497OM, Bulgaria, about 5K miles. Pretty amazing given the fact the station was work numerous NA and Europe stations. Now that’s serious fun! Happy operating. 73 Joe W1GO

Re: [Elecraft] Prospective K4

History is replete with examples of companies that refused, at their own peril, to embrace emerging technologies. This stubbornness, I suspect, was born out of a sense of technological arrogance. In the early 1970s, the Swiss watch industry, enamored with their mechanical movements, refused

Re: [Elecraft] HF Stealth Loops

Prefer the W4OP loop due to ruggedness and remote tune feature. Yes, its heavier but how many of us actually hike to the top of a big mountain? What would be great, however, would be a mag loop that the KX2 or KX3 could remotely tuned from the rig. I’d pay for that ... Joe W1GO > On Jan

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Web Storefront Problem

I agree. I bought a small item on the “old” website and the shipping to NY was about $4. I tried to purchase the same item on the new website and the lowest shipping was over $17 (for a $20+ item).; I didn’t buy it. I recently purchased a KXPD3 and the shipping was the same $17+. Same with an