[Elecraft] K1 1408 is underway

[Christopher LaClair]

> Almost finished with the band module board. I have set it up for 17 meters
> and 80khz of bandwidth. Can anyone comment on the plus or minus attributes
> of 80khz vs 150 khz of band coverage? It would seem that the only reason
to
> select 150 would be for WWV reception on 30 meters or to listen to the
> novice portion of 40?
>
> Jess
>

I asked the same question of my local elmer WA7SPY (he's built both a K1 &
K2) while building K1 #1390.
There's a tradeoff between bandwith and tuning resolution (ie how much the
freq changes for each turn of the knob),
which is why Elecraft leaves the choice up to you.  The VFO pot on the K1
has a fixed number of turns, so picking
150 KHz will about double the frequency change for every knob turn.  I chose
80 KHz and the resolution seems just right.
73,
Chris WT1L