[Elecraft] philosophical discussion

[Rob Carter]

Hello Don,
Thank you for the reply. Thank you to the others who also replied to me with 
info and links.
Have a lot of things to think over :) Could the gentleman in VK3 or VK4 
(RFenabled)who emailed me please resend your email address so i can respond 
to you please... i seem to have lost your email from the system here whilst 
i was formulating a reply... oops !
Don, thanks for the construction comments. The roads in NZ are a little 
rough on vehicles and equipment :) We tend to look after the motorhome so 
hopefully all will be well with the electronics inside.
>From some of the comments made to me it seems i should at least consider 
expanding my horizons to the K3. Great to share in the passion people have 
for the Elecraft products :)
Thanks again to all for the very useful comments, pictures and links.
Regards
Rob ZL2IW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Rob Carter" <rob.c at slingshot.co.nz>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] philosophical discussion


> 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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