[Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

[Brett Howard]

I have the 150Khz range selected and I'm not sure which I prefer.  You lose
the ability to get to 10.0Mhz and I sometimes use that to check frequency or
just to generally check the rig and stuff.  The 150Khz does make the knob
awfully touchy but I'm into fiddly knobs.  I find that many of the older
guys using the rig during this last field day were turned off by it and were
upset that they couldn't adjust the tuning rate.  They kept telling me there
had to be a way to change the rate.  I told them they were holding a POT and
they finally got it... :)

I personally find the tuner invaluable!  But it's also quite the retrofit.
Not a big deal at all.  The noise blanker is just about the same.  I think I
had to remove a component to do the NB and the ATU was just pulling a wire
out of a connector.  

I can't speak on the internal battery adapter but personally after looking
at it and the fact that it puts in a smaller  speaker and changes a bunch of
stuff I think I'd prefer an external battery with a connector thrown on it
to allow it to be plugged into the rear jack.  Having to open the top just
to get to the batteries would be a bit annoying.  Although I end up having
to take the thing apart anyway every time someone new operates it cause they
wanna see it.  This last field day was great.  I went to setup the K1 on the
bench for him to play with.  The guy told me life was too short for QRP so I
set the K3 to 5 watts when he wasn't looking.  After he broke a few pileups
I told him he's been running 5 watts for the last 4 or 5 hours. :)

Have fun with the K1... Its been one of my favs!



-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave KQ3T
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:06 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K1: Advice on Options

Hello, all,

I'm about to order a K1, and thought I'd ask your opinions about various 
options and configuration choices.

1. I understand the tuning range can be set to either 75kHz or 150kHz. 
My inclination is to go with the 75kHz range, for the slower tuning rate.

2. Somewhat related to 1), will I be better off with a range of 
7000-7075kHz or 7025-7100kHz, or possibly some other coverage.

3. What are your thoughts on the following options? In particular, are 
they effective, and are any of them much easier to install during 
initial assembly (as opposed to being retrofit)?
   A.  KAT1 Antenna Tuner
   B.  KNB1 Noise Blanker
   C.  KBT1 Battery Holder

Thanks and 73,

Dave KQ3T


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