[Elecraft] KX3: How much space inside?

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Hmmm - shame - since I'd like both - ok so the FT-817 doesn't have the ATU and so the KX3 with a 2m option and external ATU is about the same, but with obviously better HF than the 817.

But I was hoping for a killer rig with an ATU and now the 70cm on the 817 might just swing it away from the KX3.

I assume we could drive an XV144 from the KX3, and I'd guess the XV144 would be a better transverter?
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???
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On 25 May 2011, at 17:29, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> We're leaving "hooks" in place for either a 2 m or 4 m transverter (or  
> possibly both) in the KX3. It would be in the ~5W range, and would  
> substitute for the optional ATU. If you needed both the transverter  
> and an ATU, you'd need to use an external ATU such as the Elecraft T1,  
> which can be band-switched and remotely tuned directly from the KX3.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> On May 25, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Jens Petersen wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 24 May 2011 14:24:00 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> The other thing that would be a huge selling point in Europe if it  
>>> could be
>>> designed in is support for the 4m band. There is no radio that  
>>> covers 4m
>>> apart from a couple of cheap Chinese FM handies.
>> 
>> Oh yes - Hilberling does:
>> http://www.hilberling.de/bo/bo_pdf/pt-8k-2010_folder_a4a3.pdf