[Elecraft] Elecraft in NC and new amp

[W3FPR - Don Wilhelm]

John,

Thanks - I was pleased that we had the opportunity to show off our Elecraft
gear and chat with several Elecraft owners and even more especially those
folks who were interested in 'what all this new kit building stuff' was all
about.  I personally had the opportunity to swap stories with many folks
who, like me, had 'cut their teeth' on Heathkits, and were glad to see the
opportunity to build your own was once again available.  One fellow just
came up and said "I remember the AC-1"!!!  I could relate to that, and it
felt good.

Sorry we couldn't demonstrate how well the K2 receives - I brought along an
antenna and mast, but found we were encased by a metal building, and had to
give up any hope of receiving anything but a few very strong signals.  We
were able to display the RF waveforms on a 'scope, and several were
interested on the keying waveform and had fun seeing their SSB RF envelope
display.  Rich, Dave, and I had a great time.

Sorry, but we didn't have any prior choice of where the booth would be
located, but we had enough traffic to have only one handout package left at
the end of the day - thanks to a good planning effort by Pam and Lisa.

I am very pleased to hear about your positive experience with the KPA100.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Great to see the Elecraft booth at the Raleigh hamfest. Besides
> having the
> worst location in the hall, the display of gear was great!!
>
> Coincidentally I finished the KPA100 amp yesterday, and wrung it
> out today
> in my K2....what a nice unit that is!
>
> 73 and thanks for all the fun, Elecraft!
>
> John K5MO
>
>