[Elecraft] K1 #2973 on the Air (Choosing the K1 or KX1)

[Jessie Oberreuter]

      Totally agree!  I love my K1, K2, and K3, but the SST is something 
special -- it transports me back to childhood nights tuning through the 
static, looking for an echo.  It puts out a solid 2w, which is enough umph 
for a good conversation, and the fact that it simply drops the rx gain 
during xmit not only means you're monitoring your own tx and getting a 
perfect side-tone, but also that you can operate full duplex!  I've not 
only copied between the dits -- I've copied through them :).  The K1 is my 
standard travel radio, but if I'm going somewhere special, I'll take the 
SST and a miniature straight-key instead, and re-live the magic!  A BLT in 
its nearly matching aluminium case makes a great companion tuner :).

- kb7psg


On Thu, 7 Apr 2011, Rick Dettinger wrote:

> They sorta did.  Its called the Wilderness SST!  Wayne designed it a
> couple of decades ago.  And its big brother, the NorCal 40A.
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> 73,
> Rick Dettinger   K7MW
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>> One other thing: I really wish Wayne and Eric would peal off one of
>> their talented junior engineers and design a K0. (K zero).  A single
>> band superhet with 2-3 watts out and super compact.
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>> 73, Doug -- K0DXV
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