[Elecraft] K1 - Which Bands or KX1 That's the question

[Curron HILL]

I am pondering buying or building a K1 or KX1 again.

I am aware of the major differenece, There are a few things that lead me to 
the K1:
  Better filters,   better autotuner and a few more watts out
The two things that lead me to the KX1 are:  SWL and 80 40 30 20 meters all 
in one small radio, if the K1 could do those two things it would  be 
perfect.

A couple questions for the group,
1.  How easy is it to switch band modules on the K1.  Say I build a 80 17 
module and a 40 30 20 15.  How easy is it to change between those out in the 
field?  It it a 5 minute no alignement job, or a 45 tweek a little exchange?

2.  If you were building the K1, which bands would you select if you could 
only have one board
- The 80 and X band - What band would X be?
- 40 30 20  would you select 15 or 17 and why
- how important is 80 meters today?

3. For those who own or have owned both, could you make the same contacts 
with the KX1 as the K1?  How much does difference does the 3 watts extra 
output in the K1 really make?

I love camping, and hiking, but I also will have the radio sitting by my 
easy chair at home tied to the outside dipole.  The size of the K1 does not 
bother me for hiking.  I can carry that and my paddles in a case.  I would 
mostly use it at a picnic table anyway.  So can the KX1 do it all for me, or 
will I rather have the K1.

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge,
73 de KB3DRW