[Elecraft] philosophical discussion

[Hector Padron]

K2 should be a very nice radio to use it as a mobile station in any vehicle because of its very low noise receiver but the problem comes with its size,unless you have an 18 wheeler or maybe in some motorhomes where there is  big space available you will not  be able to install it.It don't have a detachable panel to use it as remore installation like the kenwood 480,or Icoms 7000 so that makes it more difficult,I have been thinking to install it on my SUV but then I will have to build a custom made mount to put it in front of my dashboard.Its tempting to have such a good radio and not been able to use it as a mobile unit.
 
AD4C
 


"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3"

--- On Mon, 12/28/09, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:


From: Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] philosophical discussion
To: "Rob Carter" <rob.c at slingshot.co.nz>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 3:13 PM


Rob,

Yes, several K2s can be found in motorhomes, I know of at least one that 
is on a sailboat, and one that I built for a fellow lived in an 18 wheel 
truck for several years, and there have been many that have been taken 
on DXpeditions, and many others have been used at Field Day sites.
K3s can be found in similar locations too.
It amazes me how many hams tend to think of radios as fragile - most of 
that went away with the advent of all solid state equipment.  Those 
vacuum tubes were fragile, but solid state gear is quite hardy and will 
take quite a shock without damage as long as the enclosure is intact.  
The most probable damage points are the front panel controls connected 
to knobs and any connectors sticking out of the rear panel.

The Elecraft tuners for the K1, K2 and K3 are of the L network type and 
have a large tuning range (the KX1 is limited by its small physical 
size).  They will tune a wide range of 'normal' antennas.  Like most 
tuners, they do have trouble with very high impedances such as an end 
fed Half Wave Dipole.

73,
Don W3FPR

Rob Carter wrote:
> So my question is... i guess... does anyone use a K2 or K3 in a Motorhome (is that an RV in your language)?
> Is it tough enough for the mobile environment?
>
> Do people use the K2 or K3 as a Field Day station or Dxpedition radio?
>
> Is a K2 suitable for use on a base station with usual long wire or yagi antennae?
>
> I know some of this topic has already appeared in various magazines etc, but would value your insights. Your time is valuable, but if you could spare me a couple of lines re your experiences with using the radios that would be great.
> Thanks 
> Rob
>   
>
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