[Elecraft] NEw KX1 #1464

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Sam wrote:

I am flying high.  I got my KX1 on Wednesday and have it working two days
later.  It is a very easy build and seems to be a great rig.  I worked 3
guys already and didn't even have the tuner built for the antenna yet.  I
decided to get the KX1 because I liked my K2 so much.  I really like this
tiny little pocket radio!

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Congratulations, Sam! 

I agree. My K2/100 gets a regular workout, but there's something
fundamentally appealing about the little KX1. It's a minimal rig with some
very "non- minimal" features that let it compete without apology to the big
rigs: both tx and rx tunable (no need to wait and pounce on stations
happening across an xtal freq), complete 80/40/30 and 20 meter coverage plus
receive across the popular SWL bands, an efficient QRP transmitter with
built-in antenna tuner (you're gonna love that!), excellent keying and QSK
and that receiver has a variable xtal filter that many "big rigs" can't
match.

As an O.T. who has hauled enough tube gear into the field to last me a
lifetime, it's always a delight to notice that the entire rig with its
internal battery, antenna, and key all fits in one pocket in my jacket!

Ron AC7AC 
KX1 #0004