[Elecraft] KX1 Proliferation and Comments

[Phil Wheeler]

Sander,

I'm working on #259, slowly.  Got it about a week ago and just finished 
the main rig sans internal battery stuff last night.  I had surgery two 
weeks ago, and some days (like yesterday) I feel great and make good 
progress.  Wed was a low energy day and I did nothing on the KX1; today 
is starting out the same.  Likely I am overdoing on the "good" days and 
that makes the next day "bad".

I still have the 30 m module to do (looks very easy to build but tricky 
to install, with "Elecraft untypical" point-to-point wiring .. 
necessitated by the volume constraints, I'm sure).

Also still to do is the ATU (looks a bit harder to build - toroids - but 
easy to install, a plug in module in the Elecraft tradition).

I was later ordering this one than the other Elecraft rigs (I've built 
them all with all options except transverters).  Given that I build to 
build and do not operate all that much, the KX1 took a bit of 
rationalizaton.  The SWBC potential did it.  When I travel I always SWL 
on 31 m in the evenings and early AM; and with the 30 m module, this rig 
should be a pretty good performer there and on 49 m for SWBC.  So for me 
the KX1 is an SWBC receiver which also lets me listen on the ham bands 
and, should the mood strike me, try for a CW QSO :-)  And the size makes 
it a "go anywhere" 40-30-20 transceiver which (with atu) makes 
reasonable antenna demands

That may seem like bizarre logic, but it allowed me to rationalize the 
purchase despite my limited operating  profile!  I'm good at 
rationalization (counting the K2/100, I own four HF 100 W ham 
transceivers .. two mobile .. and the K2/100 [base] and FT-857 [mobile] 
are the only ones now in use) -- plus numerous QRP only radios (K1 is 
now the only one in use and that is likely to soon be subordinated to 
the KX1!)

Sorry for the long reply, but when I don't feel like building it is so 
easy to sit here with my legs up (surgery was on a femoral artery), and 
type away on my RF LANed laptop ;-)

BTW -- what is the mailing time from Aptos to ZR6 land?

73, Phil

Sander Wissing wrote:

>>>Last week I put together my KX1 s/n 243 with all of the options. 
>>>      
>>>
>
>I can't believe there are this many KX1's in circulation already!  This
>is obviously a stunning rig.  (Eagerly awaiting mine in the mail ...)
>
>Cheers
>Sander Wissing
>ZR6SW
>  
>


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