Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Bill
That should read KX1 vs KX3. -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 5:53 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each.. Nice review. I

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Bill
ubject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each.. Don, Thank you for this as it is most informative. Have you any rough idea as to battery life comparison for KX2 and KX3 - I realize this is a difficult question. Thank you once again. 73 Doug

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Scott Mcdonald via Elecraft
I'd be curious to know if the kx2 ends up being a kx1 slayer. I'll admit to forlornly looking at mine from time to time since the kx2 came out, but then she reminds me that she was the last in a long line of trail radios I built, and a darn good one, and I'm guilted into keeping her. Tho she

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Don Butler
Doug I have just run the KX2 battery pack through a couple partial recharge cycles thus far so cannot really comment yet. I did order a spare but it was back ordered along with the KXPD2. The KX2 does have a nifty Amp Hour monitor which can be used for various things like comparing battery

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Doug Turnbull
Don, Thank you for this as it is most informative. Have you any rough idea as to battery life comparison for KX2 and KX3 - I realize this is a difficult question. Thank you once again. 73 Doug EI2CN -Original Message- From: Don Butler [mailto:n...@comcast.net]

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Don Butler
Butler; 'Doug Turnbull'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each.. Don, Re "it is really rather cumbersome to slowly tune the bands with the KX2 main dial ... ": I use the VFO B knob as a coarse VFO A tuner, set at 0.5 k

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Phil Wheeler
Don, Re "it is really rather cumbersome to slowly tune the bands with the KX2 main dial ... ": I use the VFO B knob as a coarse VFO A tuner, set at 0.5 kHZ for CW and 1.0 kHz for SSB. Works great! Phil W7OX On 6/30/16 7:44 AM, Don Butler wrote: In addition to a few K3s, I also own a KX1,

[Elecraft] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..

2016-06-30 Thread Don Butler
In addition to a few K3s, I also own a KX1, KX2, and KX3 and believe that I am in a position where I can make a few unbiased comparisons between the “KX” group. EI2CN asked today about weight comparisons between the three radios so I thought I would provide that info and add just a couple of