U1 appears to be the wrong part. It should say KX1 1.02.
Craig
NZ0R
K3/100 #25
K2/100 #4941
K1 #1966
KX1 #1499
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is? I guess I will find out soon.
73,
Mike
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Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:23 AM
To: Mike KB4WJA
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 initial LCD test
U1 appears to be the wrong part
I just finished building a KX1 for a friend and it occurred to me that you
pick up a lot of information about the radio during the build process that
could come in handy as an owner/operator of the radio. Unfortunately this
information is lost if someone else builds your KX1 or if you buy one on
What's up with this Kynar wire in the KX1 kit? I seem to recall this problem
when building my first KX1. The second one is no better. It's impossible to
strip it without causing it to break - either during stripping or after it's
soldered to the board. My as seen on TV wire stripper just cuts it.
I'm about to launch into building KX1 #1541 which I've had for a while. My
manual is Rev B; I see Rev C is current.
I've searched the Elecraft Web site and can't find a list of changes between
versions of the manual, nor can I find any notes about any modifications
that might be needed to
I don't know about two K3's but I can tell you that my K3 was swamped during
Field Day by the phone station operating with a beam pointed away from me,
directly off the end of my dipole, separated by about that 500' distance.
That was CW vs SSB frequency spacing.
We were ok when operating on
This is just as I suspected, since that's what it says in their warranty.
It's what I've been trying to say throughout this discussion.
Craig
NZ0R
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Rasmussen
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:24 PM
To:
Message-
From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:35 PM
To: Thom LaCosta
Cc: Craig Rairdin; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Positions - Warranty
We will warranty the K3 for its normal period, regardless of the owner
Some builders have suggested that a special tool in needed for some of
the assembly, eg a grabber type to hold screws and washers.
There were only two times when I needed anything other than my fingers to
hold a nut or washer. I was able to use a magnetized screwdriver in one case
and a
BTW: FL1 should be the highest bandwidth and FL5 the most narrow
Other way around, but it actually doesn't matter. Any filter can be in any
slot and the DSP will select the right one as you crank the bandwidth down.
The reason for keeping them in some order is so that when you rotate through
You should be fine unless you're storing a copy of the firmware on a floppy
disk near your assembly area. ;-)
Craig
NZ0R
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Pratt
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 12:19 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject:
Just pay the owner directly and have them ship the unit to you when it
comes. There's no need for Elecraft to be involved.
I think it's nuts to just cancel your order when there are people here who
would pay a premium for your position. Put it on eBay. I for one would be
interested to see what it
The program is supported by voluntary donations. I would think if a person
was using it and enjoying it, they'd consider making a reasonable donation.
Craig
NZ0R
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Sent: Saturday, December 08,
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From: Thom LaCosta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:23 AM
To: Craig Rairdin
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Positions
On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Craig Rairdin wrote:
Just pay the owner directly and have them ship the unit to you when it
comes
Message-
From: hank k8dd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:38 PM
To: Craig Rairdin
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Positions - Warranty
Craig Rairdin wrote:
The Elecraft warranty isn't specific to the purchaser.
I'm not sure about
I think the hardest add-on to do after-the-fact is the transverter interface
KXV3. It requires removal of the KIO3 and the side and bottom panels. Based
on my guess about how the second RX board fits, I think adding the KXV3
might also require removal of the second RX.
I don't have the KDVR3
The real problem is that after setting the power to exactly
5.0 watts and holidng TUNE, the power reading on 160 meters only
goes to 1.2 watts; when I tap TUNE to exit, VFO B says: ERR TXG.
Similar problems on other banads, to wit: 1.8 Watts on 80m, 1.4
Watts on 40m, 1.9 Watts on 20m,
But it's academic, when my low number k3 lives longer than I do, my estate
will have little knowledge of it's value...and will think more of the time
I enjoyed itrather than how many bucks they can get from it.
And there you have it. The thread has finally looped back to the funny point
Mine was there and very obvious. I removed it when I took the FP board out
of the bag.
Craig
NZ0R
K3/100 #25
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 5:01 PM
To: 'Sanger, Joseph'; 'Gary Bartlett
There will come a time when my K3 will be hard to sell because it has a
low
serial number.
Nonsense. Upgradable radios are equal in functionality regardless of
serial number.
You know that, and I know that, but will you be around to buy my K3?
Craig
NZ0R
occurred to me (they do sometimes), in order to do A/B comparisons
once I have my K3, can you leave a filter in place, but turn it
'off' via config menu, so the K3 effectively ignores it?
Yes.
The last time I tried this I had to then exit the menu and readjust the
width to get it to
As far as shipping units that had no deposit/full payment
before those that had been partially/fully paidI think
if that has happened in the first batch, it's really shoddy
treatment for those who gave Elecraft financial aid with
their deposits or prepayments.
Let's clarify what
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From: John A. McCabe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:56 AM
To: Craig Rairdin
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipping Status Update 11/26/07
Craig Rairdin wrote:
As far as shipping units that had no deposit/full payment
For example, is the tuning knob weighted? Does it spin well?
Yes and yes.
Can you adjust the drag on the knob?
You can do this by adjusting its position on the shaft and the degree to
which it comes in contact with the felt washer underneath it.
How is the readability on the display?
'Scuse me, but didn't Elecraft set up a special reflector
for K3 users to discuss their problems directly with
support.
Nope.
There's a separate K3 support email address which seems to light up every K3
engineer on the planet, which is pretty cool. But there's no separate
reflector. There
It doesn't matter where you are any more. Some of us don't like it either.
If you are assigned a call by the FCC then you'll get one that's in your
correct call area. But if you move or if you apply for a vanity call, it can
be outside your area.
I had an opportunity to get a call containing my
I have the K2 cables for the MicroKeyer. The only connection to the K3 right
now is the key. I want to end up with a complete K2 and K3 setup so I'll
either get another MicroKeyer and cables for the K3 or the MicroKeyer II. I
haven't examined the feature list to see what the newer model offers. I
I've never been able to figure out how to send or receive RTTY or PSK with
or without the MicroKeyer.
My normal contest mode is WriteLog talking to the K2 (or now the K3) through
the MicroKeyer with both a keyboard and paddle plugged into the MicroKeyer.
I can use the keyboard or paddle for
Second attempt to send this... I waited an hour and didn't see it come
through. Sorry if you get two copies:
I spent some time shooting a few pictures of my Elecraft gear this afternoon
for people who wanted some size comparisions. There are front, side, and
rear shots of the K2 and K3 and some
I assume there will be standoffs to install, so the top and bottom covers
will have to be removed. Based on where the KRX3 sits, you might have to
remove the stiffener that runs across the top. Not sure about that.
The benefit of waiting would be that it could be installed before the
top/bottom
I put a snapshot up on my Web site for you. I didn't take the time to make
it look pretty; it is just a quick shot of the two radios.
http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=70pos=69
Craig
NZ0R
K3/100 #25
K2/100 #4941
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What fan noise? During long runs with lots of transmitting during SS I had
to stick my hand behind the radio to see if the fans were on. They were, and
the top of the radio stayed cool. You couldn't hear them at all.
I can't answer your question about key-up spikes, but my dipole ends 25'
FWIW my serial number was written in pencil in the upper right corner of my
invoice that came with the K3. That might be the easiest to find.
I think the serial number envelope was in the miscellaneous parts bag. It
was near the bottom of the bigger box of subassemblies, not the small box of
I think I used a 1.6 mm tip when building my kits. Your .05 falls between
my 1.2mm and 1.6mm tips so I'm not sure which they might call .05.
You might try turning up the heat a bit, say to 750F.
It shouldn't take 30 seconds to get solder to flow. My normal technique is
to wipe the tip on the
I cannot relate 'sidetone in the headset' with SSB operation. In CW,
there is a sidetone presented to the headphones or speaker which
follows the keying, but there is nothing of that sort for SSB.
The K3 does provide a means of monitoring the transmitted audio (but
that is not a
NZ0R #25
Craig
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:28 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Who will be running a K3 in SS today/tomorrow?
Wonder which call letters I
Yes, you can skip slots.
I operated for a while with FL1 and FL5 the only slots occupied. I've since
filed FL3 and FL4. FL2 is empty.
Craig
NZ0R
K3 #25
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:39 AM
Will the K3's shipping out in the future have the
latest firmware?
Mine was pretty fresh. The board that contained the programmable ROM was not
sealed in its anti-static bag. It looked to me like they wanted to make sure
it had the latest so they kept it unsealed. On the other hand, by the time I
Five filter slots per receiver. The 2.7 KHz 5-pole comes standard with the
radio.
No conflicting options.
Craig
NZ0R
K3 #25
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 9:10 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Yeah you can do that. There's a software update coming (or maybe it's
already out -- I haven't checked recently) that will make it easier. What
you would do is disable the 500hz filter and narrow the DSP to 500 hz, then
go to the CONFIG menu and enable the 500 hz filter. I think (but I'm not
sure)
For Field Day this year I had my K2 hooked up to a 130' dipole fed by ladder
line. We ran that to a 4:1 balun and a few feet of coax to the KAT100. It
tuned it up nicely on all bands. We had no trouble working anyone we called.
Craig
NZ0R
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On Nov 14, 2007, at 2:05 PM, Craig D. Smith wrote:
Why should I need to remember what roofing
filter I installed in each slot? Besides, the filters might be
swapped from
time to time. My personal preference would be to see the nominal
roofing
filter bandwidth displayed rather than the
Also, you only have to take off half the bottom cover to change or move a
filter. It's the easy half IMHO.
... And of course the top cover. I was just pointing out you don't have to
take off the entire bottom cover.
Craig
NZ0R
K3 #25
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Let me clarify. The CW I am complaining is the K2 sidetone.
The Winkeyer(microKeyerII) does not have a sidetone; it is
fed to the K2 key jack and the K2 is configured to Hand.
The timing is just way off. The dits are really short, but
playing with the parameters has not changed much.
I
My small station layout means that a remote ATU is much
more effective than an inboard one. Therefor the tuning part of the
KAT3 as an external unit (with say a 25 to 35 ft power and control
cable) AND the antenna switching functions transferred to the KANT3
in the main rig would be
The K1 doesn't require much. I have a little 3A 13.8V power supply from
Radio Shack that has both terminals and a cigarette lighter jack that I can
use for the K1 and a variety of other devices that I normally run in the
car. I made my K1 power cable with a cigarette lighter plug so I can power
it
The Web version has low-res pictures and that makes it smaller. If it helps
any I built my K3 from that version of the assembly manual and the pictures
are sufficiently detailed to determine what you're supposed to do.
There are two places where the pictures are of a different (older? newer?)
the best part in keeping with the Amateur Spirit...it's Free.
I'm not picking on you Gregg, because I've heard this statement many times.
I just don't understand it.
Is this a veiled condemnation of companies like Elecraft (and TenTec, MFJ,
StepIR, Kenwood, HyGain, Yaesu, Gordon West, HRO, etc.
Good idea. But do the right thing and put it on eBay. You'll probably get
more for your position in line than it will cost you for the K3, and someone
else will get a shot at this great radio. Since yours is probably going to
ship any day now, you'll probably even have the radio before the auction
What blew me away trying to get into my third CW contest was the
speed everyone was running. Additionally I had not dealt with
sequential exchanges before, and wanted to listen to one first
to get the feel of the exchange. But it was all too fast.
The concept of answering folks at
To answer my own question: In context of the auto-spot feature of the K3 I
asked:
I haven't looked yet to see if there's a way to move the receiver
without moving the transmitter. Sometimes people answering my CQ's are
far, far, off frequency and it's nice to RIT them into the filter
Well I've worked a few of you so far in SS on the K3 including Vic K2VCO and
Craig AC0DS. I'm pretty sure that conveys some kind of blessing upon you.
:-)
It's pretty cool to be scanning down the band, hear a CQ SS, hit the SPOT
button and the radio just instantly zero-beats. I haven't looked yet
I noticed it when I took the board out of its bag. I don't think it's
assembly; I think it's shipping. They just get smashed by whatever is on
top. No damage; they're just disheveled. Like I said I noticed it but then I
moved on to the next step and didn't think any more about it. Next time I
open
I worked both N6XI and K2VCO with my K3. I didn't know they were running
K3's, but that would explain the vortex of K3 mojo that formed around my
antenna during those QSO's.
Craig
NZ0R
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Sent:
This message didn't seem to go through on my first attempt last night. Sorry
if you get two copies...
I've posted page-by-page assembly pictures of my K3/100 #25 at my web site:
http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=70
To view the pictures in order make sure you sort by file
I just finished the basic QRP K3. I still need to do the PA. Total building
time was 5 hours and 48 minutes. I didn't waste a lot of time inventorying
parts up-front. Only 37 minutes was dedicated to counting screws. I
inventoried the miscellaneous bag, which has almost all the hardware, and
the
but the more we whine, the more pressure we put
on Elecraft to hurry up get 'er done, the more likely it is that
they will feel forced to go to heroic measures to get the boxes out
the door.
The fact of the matter is that no amount of whining is going to change
anything. The more we whine,
After several days of monitoring the progress of UPS driving from California
to Iowa, K3/100 #25 has arrived on my porch. Ordered by fax very late the
night of April 27 while the gang was at Visalia.
Just in time for CW SS if I can find a few hours between now and then to
build it.
Craig
NZ0R
As I wrote in my original writeup, I used three 1 1/2 dozen
cardboard egg cartons, which was sufficient for all the hardware.
Must be nice. I figured all us old hams were off cholesterol. My eggs come
in a little milk-carton. :-)
I use bead trays from a craft store for my kit parts.
Craig
I just put black tape across all the open holes from the inside. I figure it
might also help with cooling (controlling where air enters and exits).
Craig
NZ0R
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of f6dro
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:44 AM
I only know of one delivered K3 (#66) - there must be more out
there - I really hope there are more out there!
#66 went to a beta tester who was to build it and give comments. I
personally think that was the only one that shipped last week, or if more
did, that they went to a small number of
Oct 8. has gone. The magic week is going.
Oct 8 was a holiday in the US and there was no mail service. By choosing
this week to start shipping, Elecraft cleverly bought an extra day, since
they couldn't have shipped anything yesterday anyway.
Only in America would we celebrate October 12 on
I regret adding to the noise but I didn't see this in the FAQ and I'm
curious about it.
Are you making any effort to ship the K3's in the order that orders were
received or is there some other algorithm being applied? (For example, it
might depend on what options a person selected, what part of
A FORUM message board, similiar to the
examples you gave - I feel, would serve the
Elecraft customer base...
Not again! :-)
There's a thriving K3 group on Yahoo Groups:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3. That might be a good place to
move the K3 traffic.
This discussion has been
Have the complainers bought *any* new high-tech stuff, hardware or
software, lately?
Have they ever ...
Have they ever ...
Have they ever ...
Do the Japanese ..
So who cares if it's a few weeks late? Or months, for that matter?
One thing I HAVE done is collected credit card payments in
If a specific word like the product name is included in the subject
line I can have my mail client sort the mails for me into different
mailboxes. For instance all the mails regarding K2 could start with
K2 in the subject, same for K3, etc. Then how do you make thousands
of users to
I am amazed at how much operating time people are prepared to devote
to trivial and irrelevant discussions. Typically recently a couple
of us raised the point about adding ACS to the K3 internal keyer.
This is something which has been available for over 20 years in K0II,
Logikey, and ETM
Got it!
Craig
NZ0R
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:05 PM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Manualwhere is it???
Yeah, I know that little bird, he works for the other
side, a
Darn, you guys are fast! Were you repeatedly hitting refresh until
the link was added to the K3 page? ;-)
Eric
Check your logs... I was guessing at file names and trying to log into the
site using FTP with various guest accounts/passwords so I could view the
K3 directory when I noticed that
Someone, in past 2 weeks, posted a message with...
Another reminder of the great list archives at
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft. The link is on the bottom
of every email sent to the list.
Craig
NZ0R
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I hrd rumor that the Elecraft guys started with their idea of an ideal
package size and worked all the rest of the rig into that predetermined
idea. Sorry, but backward thinking design the features and then
size the package to fit the features the cart and horse strikes
again.
I tried and tried, but I finally had to give in. I ordered my
K3 today. Delivery will be late November or early December.
Those of us on the list for the first production run are starting to think
we may be looking at the same date. :-)
Craig
NZ0R
In a year of 365 days, there are 8760 hours. With a 100 watt load, that's
876 kilowatt hours per *year* to run all the devices.
I think the issue for the tree-huggers is to multiply that by 100 million
households in the US and you're talking about a lot of wasted power and a
lot of global
Rough translation by Google (BETA):
Boy those Japanese really know how to write a compelling review. :-)
Craig
NZ0R
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Will the K3 give me much more than what I already have with the K2 with
my style of operating? Keep in mind that I don't do digital modes so,
that doesn't count and contesting doesn't count either.
I would think you'd be interested in the improved receiver and filters,
espcially for
As a CW op with no dog in this race, I wonder what makes splashing a 2.1 KHz
to 2.7 KHz wide voice signal across the band morally right but 6 KHz or more
morally wrong. Are those who are opposed to 6 KHz-wide SSB doing everything
they can to narrow their bandwidth down to as few hz as possible?
There are a couple important things to do:
1) Get the right equipment. Read the information at the Elecraft site and
get a real soldering station with a variety of tip sizes and an adjustable
temperature control. Get the right solder. Get one of those spring-loaded
solder suckers for fixing your
2) The heatsink has the new holes punched in the bottom for the
transverter but the holes were not covered with that neat tape
I used black tape to cover my holes.
Consider mounting BNC jacks or whatever fits there just to fill the holes.
Craig
NZ0R
While as a young EE engineer at Eastman Kodak, in
Rochester - we were immersed in a active employee
suggestion program.
When I worked for Rockwell Collins (the old Collins Radio Company) they had
a Productivity Improvement Program. We had to submit ideas for posters to
be put up around the
The small size is a (minor) consideration in my choice.
It will be used in our RV six months out of each year,
as is/was my K2.
I wasn't going to contribute to the noise, but with people questioning the
relative importance of size I wanted to add one voice in favor of small.
I work from
I see the CW rise/fall time and the adjustable VOX and break-in delays, but
the delay spec I'm looking for is the delay between now and when my card
gets charged; then the delay between the card being charged and the truck
arrives in my driveway. :-)
Hangin' in there,
Craig
NZ0R
The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this
application why? :
I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. They seem
rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a solid connection. They
move around too much especially with a heavy-conductor wire
According to my calender next week is the last week of July!
What calendar is that? Next week is the next-to-last week in July. The last
week starts on the 29th.
You apparently don't work for a software company. :-) At a previous company
we had two products that we promised to ship by end of
If you ordered at or after Dayton you're in the third run. That was almost
two months ago, so that sounds like when you ordered.
Craig
NZ0R
First Production Run :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Delivery Dates
Craig Rairdin wrote:
If you ordered at or after Dayton you're in the third run. That was almost
two
I was hoping to see a close-up of C56, which has no solder pads
and is instead soldered directly to pins 2 and 3 of K1.
I have page-by-page build photos of my KX1 at:
http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=23
Select the Elecraft KX1 album, select the second page of photos, and
kind
of RF ground which we didn't have set up.
Craig
NZ0R
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From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:15 AM
To: Craig Rairdin
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] BNC To Twin Lug Adapter
Craig,
While you can feed ladder
I got a receipt. Maybe they lost your order. You should contact them
directly.
You're right that there's a loyalty among Elecraft customers here that
sometimes defies logic. They completely screwed up my last order even after
multiple emails and phone calls to get it right. It's fine now. They're
I'm not sure how long the ladder line was, but I'd guess about 100'. The
antenna was about 40' on the ends and 45' in the center.
Craig
NZ0R
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Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:05 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To quote one of G4AON's countrymen, Methinks thou doth
protest too muchand you might also want to make sure
your ISP or SPAM filter is not blocking elecraft.com.
This mailing list's spam filter has blocked 3 attempts by me to reply
to this thread. I think spam filters are more
Can you feed 300 ohm ladder line right into a KX1? Will it tune it? I guess
I should try it... I always add a balun.
Craig
NZ0R
KX1 #1499
K1 #1966
K2/100 #4941
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Therefore, by the time I buy the kits from Elecraft and pay
for assembly, I am looking at $1270 to $1370 for a basic K2
with what I need for data ops. For $1399, I can get a K3/10
with the same features plus many extras and better
performance.
Maybe I should also look for a used K2 but
N0MA used my K2/100 for its CW station this year. We used a 130' dipole up
about 50', fed with ladder line to a 4:1 balun then to the KAT100. It loaded
up just fine on all bands.
The guys on the phone station wanted/needed to run their cool Alpha 1500W
amplifier (to make up for a lack of
So Ken hates the word Ham when used to describe us, well, hams.
ME TOO!
It fits with the old-fashioned-ness of the hobby. The other embarrassing
word we use is Elmer to refer to a mentor.
In terms of its reputation and usefulness, ham radio seems stuck in the 50's
to me. Technology-wise it's
There are several pieces of good news here:
1) Delayed gratification is good for the soul. It builds character.
2) More time to wait equals more time to gather and count more change for
more options.
3) Third production run is plenty of time to get all the bugs out. I'll
probably be applying
Just curious, does the purchase of a K3 make one arrogant and patronizing,
or
is it a prerequisite?
I don't have enough data to draw that conclusion. Have you ordered yours
yet? :-)
As I thought was obvious, both this post and my previous one were intended
to be humorous. :-) I assumed the OP
I purchased an XV50 (6m transverter) and K60XV (60m and transverter
interface option) at Dayton mostly because it's the only thing my K2 doesn't
have. After getting home and thinking about it, I don't think I'm going to
get around to building it before my K3 gets here and I assume I'm going to
Look, guys, code escrow is a valid discussion topic. I don't care if TenTec
doesn't escrow their code, they should, and that's the point.
I agree when we go off into a discussion of open-source vs. proprietary
trade secrets that it gets a little old (only because I have that discussion
on other
Ok, Thom LaCosta let the cat out of the bag. Color Cases.
Gee, I did like the Hilberling radios at Dayton.
I would spend an extra $50-$100 or so for a choice of color. And I agree
that dark maroon color looked like a better radio than the sky blue one.
For some reason, color choice is
Yes, I did order one. The problem with spraying it myself is the lettering.
Craig
NZ0R
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