[Elecraft] K1 freq shifting

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Mark:

At 12:14 AM 8/3/02, you wrote:
>I'm having a blast with my K1... what a cool rig!
>
>Question:
>If I flex the housing of my K1, I can change the
>receive frequency by several hundred Hertz (depending
>on how much I flex it).
>
>Is this a unique feature of my kit-building skills, or
>is this standard equipment on all K1s?

This is normal for the K1, and to some (possibly smaller) extent, of the K2 
as well.

Of course, under normal operating condx, one would not be flexing either 
radio, so it's pretty much a moot point.

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS