[Elecraft] A new KX1, maybe KX2?

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Mon Aug 28 08:08:54 EDT 2006


    The DDS chip with a TCXO frequency standard makes a really stable 
radio. If Elecraft wanted to make an all band CW radio this design might 
be the one to use. The new Double Balanced Mixers can go a long way 
towards improving Image rejection, a current problem with single conversion.

    It would be a lot like the KX1 but I would want the transmit power 
to be around 10 watts, it will cover all Ham bands from 160 through 10 
meters. It will have a nice liquid crystal display of frequency and 
other data. It will have VFO A and B. You can even build in a spot 
function :-)      but normal operation will move the transmitter a set 
number of KHz up or down in frequency.

    There are a number of nice CW features that can be built in and make 
this the most frequency  stable, most complete feature set CW radio kit 
on the market.

73 Karl K5DI
 


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