[Elecraft] XV144 XV50: LED brightness

I have noticed a significant difference in the brightness of the LEDs in my XV144 and XV50 transverters. Sorry there are no serial numbers, but my XV144 was purchased in July 2004 (with Manual Rev.B, November 7, 2003). My XV50 (now modified for 70MHz) was built according to the Assembly Manual,

Re: [Elecraft] XV144 XV50: LED brightness

Thank you, Jim, that does make a great deal of sense. Many thanks for taking the trouble of replying. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Jim Miller KG0KP jimmil...@stl-online.net writes [snip] There is no doubt that the LEDs they were getting in 2004 have been discontinued with brighter and