[Elecraft] Question about my K1 Problem Please?

[Eric Champine]

Ooops :-)
I sent this reply to the wrong email. Sorry all.
Just to let you know my K1 works.

73 de W2EEC

Eric



On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Eric Champine <champine at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey there.
> I have found out why that LED did not go on. It was not broke, I thought I
> already assigned the (PFn) button to "nor" so XIT would work but for some
> reason it wasn't. I assigned it to "nor" and everything is good now. Sorry
> to bother you. What a awesome unit. It does so much and in my opinion way
> better than all of my other QRP rigs. I still like them but they aren't
> going to get much use now.
> Thanks for putting out such a fine little rig.
> Now my biggest problem is what should I get next? K2 or K3?
> I may just get both. I think the K3 would be my rig for my house. Thhhhhe
> K2 I may get for portable but if I did the K1 may not get much use then. I
> like the K1 for CW portable  but SSB is very good too so the K2 may be more
> practicle. I have to think about it. I wish the K2 had at least a 2M
> internal adapter for it like the K3 has. I would sell my 817ND in a heart
> beat to get the K2 then.
> You have not added it all these years so I don't think it is going to
> happen now but its nice to let you all know people would like that feature.
> Thanks for yooour time.
>
> 73 de W2EEC
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Eric Champine <champine at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all. First off let me start by saying "ITS ALIVE :-)"!
>> Serial # 2908 with all add-ins on 15M, 20M, 30M and 40M.
>> Everything seems to work very good but when I hold the button for XIT the
>> LED doesn't come on. XIT does work but no LED.
>> RIT and ATTN LED's work and when I start the K1 up the LED in question
>> turns green then red just after power-on so I am thinking it is my solder
>> job. Ugg.
>> Does anyone know how to fix this? If not I can live with it because the
>> XIT control does work but it would be nice to have the LED. Thanks all.
>>
>> 73 de W2EEC
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> P.S. Now I must ponder if I get the K2 or the K3 next :-) Christmas is
>> going to be good this year !
>>
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