[Elecraft] Something to build

[Phil Wheeler]

Babe wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>I have a K2 #1672 and am extremely pleased. I recently got a Hakko soldering
>station and now feel the need to melt some more solder.  I wanted to have
>another receiver to listen to at my "easy chair" in the TV room. I was
>considering building a K1 for that purpose. I know that many of you have
>both a K1 and a K2. Does the K1 receiver hold a candle to the K2? 
>

The K2 is a very different design.  But the K1 does well.

>Does it
>have the cw filters? 
>
It does have xtal filters.

>I will mainly listen to cw and occasional ssb.
>

Given its tuning range (80 or 150 kHz -- approx), it is really not the 
best for SSB.  And the fiiltering is really designed for the narrow CW 
application.

>
>I honestly believe I'm looking for an excuse to build another radio (toy)
>but I know that so many of you have done the same, that this will help me
>justify it.
>I can see me building another K2 in anticipation of the coming 100w pa so I
>can have a QRP K2 and a QRO K2.
>I am also beginning to realize just how expensive the new soldering station
>is going to be.
>

Indeed <grin>

73, Phil