[Elecraft] Any Consideration of a Receive Only K3?

[Alan Bloom]

This sounds like a wonderful business opportunity for someone.  Buy
K3/10 kits from Elecraft.  Build them up and add an AC power supply in
the space where the 100-watt PA normally goes.  Market them to the SWL
crowd at a modest profit.

Al N1AL


On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 08:36 -0500, drewko wrote:
> Instead of removing circuitry from the K3 for SWL use, why not add
> some... 
> 
> For SWLing the best thing that could happen to the K3 would be to add
> an internal mains power supply (for receive use only). Then the K3
> would be a self-contained receiver instead of having to be tethered to
> an external supply. An external supply is an acceptable limitation for
> a transmitter but very unsuitable for a light, portable receiver. 
> 
> I suppose a 1-amp "wall wart" having a power-pole plug would do the
> job, as long as you are careful not to transmit. Still, I'm not too
> crazy about wall wart supplies-- got a whole drawer full of them. It
> would be great if the K3 had a standard IEC power cord socket so it
> could be used as a grab and go receiver. 
> 
> Also, for SWLing the K3 could use a better scanner, and frequency
> memory management.
> 
> 73,
> Drew
> AF2Z