[Elecraft] Re: Better receiver: KX1 or Sierra?

[Sandy W5TVW]

I really like my K1!  Only thing that it needs is:
Illuminated display:  Fairly easily done with white/yellow super bright LED addition.
160 meter band coverage:  Can be done to a 2 band board with available parts.
Rumor is Elecraft may offer this as a 2 band board option.
I can't think of anything else!

Has anyone figured out an easy way to mount the Palm-Paddle on the
K1 'stand' while using the short leg set?  I thought I might make a bracket
that will screw down in the existing holes somewhere.

73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: "Rick Dettinger" <k7mw at cmc.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Better receiver: KX1 or Sierra?


| Rick wrote:
|
| > The K1 is better for portable operation, however, the KX1 is better
| >  still if you don't need 15 meters ...
|
| ... or a better receiver with sharper filtering and better IF bandpass, or a
| wider-range auto antenna tuner, or a greater than full QRP power transmitter
| with better spurious output characteristics, or a continuous (rather than
| discrete step) tuning VFO, or a lot of audio with a built-in speaker, or a
| noise blanker, or the capability to cover 80m through 15m with a two- and
| four-band board, or if you like a traditional looking box without controls
| on the top of the rig, etc., etc.
|
| Of course, the selection of an appropriate rig seldom hinges on just one
| characteristic.  The KX1 has strong points in its favor too, the main one
| being the stability of the DDS, followed by it being a lot smaller and
| lighter than the K1, and its display is illuminated.  The SW band coverage
| and the selectable receiver sideand modes are very nice features too.
|
| But the feature that you pointed out was the most important to me...the K1
| has 15m (or 17m) coverage.
|
| 73,
| Mike / KK5F
|
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