Whoops .. forgot to send to the group ;-) > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Michael Babineau <mbabin...@magma.ca> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What Two Bands would you pick for a K1? > Date: January 26, 2017 at 9:14:46 AM GMT-5 > To: k...@earthlink.net > > I agree with Mike. My choice for a 2 band K1 would be 40m/20m. Although 30m > is a great band, it seems to rely on having a few sunspots . > Propagation lately on 30m has been very poor, whereas 40m is doing great. In > spite of the lack of sunspots 20m meters still has its moments. > > When I built my 4 band K1, I went with 40m/30m/20m/17m, the rational being > that this gave me (more or less) a set of daytime/nightime bands that were > Non-WARC and WARC > so I could choose to participate (or not participate) on a busy contest > weekend, depending on my mood. > > Michael VE3WMB > > P.S. The great thing is that you can always choose to build up a second 2 > band board with different bands on it. It is a bit of a PITA to change out > the band boards, even more so if you > have a KAT1 installed, but it can be done in few minutes. > > > >From: Mike Morrow <k...@earthlink.net <mailto:k...@earthlink.net>> > >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What Two Bands would you pick for a K1? > >Date: January 25, 2017 at 3:09:13 PM GMT-5 > >To: Harry Yingst <hlyin...@yahoo.com <mailto:hlyin...@yahoo.com>>, Elecraft > >Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> > >Reply-To: Mike Morrow <k...@arrl.net <mailto:k...@arrl.net>> > > > >> What Two Bands would you pick for a K1? >> My first thoughts are 40 and 15, > > >There are only six bands that Elecraft supports with KFL1-2 band parts: > >80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m. Some have customized their own boards for > >other bands, notably 160m and 10m. > > >When I built a K1 in 2000, only two-band filter boardz were available. I > >built two filter boards, one for 40m/20m, and one for 30m/15m. I used those > >until the KFL1-4 four-band board for all four of those bands was available. > >I converted the >40m/20m KFL1-2 to 80m/17m. > > >Without any doubt or question, if I were limited to one two-band board, > >40m/20m would easily be my choice even as we head further into a long > >(perhaps very long) period of minimal solar activity. > > >Mike / KK5F
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