[Elecraft] New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever

[JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD]

YES !!!!

I received a building request yesterday for a complete KX1 kit. I  
will wait until this kit is available and I will upgrade mine  
also.... a new Elecraft familly member near my place again in 2006 !!

Happy New Years to all Elecraft group !!!

Best 73 & 88 !!!

Le 05-12-29 à 23:37, wayne burdick a écrit :

> We're pleased to announce that the KX1 is now a 4-band radio!
>
> Many KX1 owners have asked for 80 meter coverage, notably Bruce  
> Prior, N7RR, who pointed out that 80 meters is a great band for  
> traffic handling at night (in both the CW and SSB segments). Up  
> till now, Bruce has been taking his KX1 and a second rig that  
> covers 80 meters on his extensive backpacking trips. Our new  
> KXB3080 option will lighten his load a bit. 80 meters is also a  
> popular field day and QRP band, and is especially active in the  
> Eastern U.S. and in Europe. Band noise is lower in Winter, so this  
> is the perfect time to give 80 meters a try.
>
> The dual-band KXB3080 module installs in the same location as our  
> 30-meter-only module, the KXB30. The KXB3080 is very easy to add to  
> your KX1, since all but two components are surface-mount, pre- 
> installed at the factory. (This was necessary in order to provide  
> both bands in such a small amount of space.) Also supplied is a  
> small PC board that mounts in place of the original low-pass filter  
> inductors (L1 and L2). This board includes a relay that configures  
> the low-pass filter for efficient operation on either 80 or  
> 40/30/20 meters.
>
> The KX1's firmware has been updated in conjunction with the  
> KXB3080. The new firmware adds:
>
>   * Full 80-meter band coverage on transmit and receive
>   * Additional receive-only coverage: 1000 kHz to 5000 kHz (reduced  
> sensitivity outside the 80-m band)
>   * Programmable scanning (great for monitoring quiet bands,  
> waiting for signals to show up)
>   * Variable-rate fast tuning: 1 kHz in ham bands in all RX modes,  
> 5 kHz outside ham bands in USB/LSB modes
>
> We have several beta testers lined up for the KXB3080, and will be  
> supplying them kits in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I've been  
> having great fun on 80 meters with the first 4-band KX1, even with  
> a wimpy 40-foot random wire. In addition to 80 meter transceive  
> operation, I can copy many AM stations from 1.0-1.6 MHz. This  
> broadcast band coverage should prove useful feature for field  
> operation.
>
> If you have any technical questions about the KXB3080 option, feel  
> free to send them to n6kr at elecraft.com. One question I'm sure to  
> get is whether the KXAT1 ATU is usable on 80 meters. The answer?  
> Yes, but the KXAT1 wasn't designed to cover this band, so it will  
> only help with specific end-fed wire antenna lengths to be  
> determined. It will of course help with tweaking of nearly-resonant  
> antennas, such as portable whips and ad-hoc dipoles.
>
>
> * * *  N O T E  * * *
>
> Please don't call about the KXB3080 or new firmware just yet. We will
> announce the price of both in late January, and take orders then.
>
> (Eric made me say that  :)
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
> 73,
> Wayne, N6KR
>
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JEAN-FRANÇOIS MÉNARD / VA2VYZ

ELECRAFT KX1 #999, K2 #4130
FISTS #11896

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