[Elecraft] Question on K1 build - internal or external tuner?

[Mike Morrow]

Gil wrote:

> I built mine with 40/20m. So, you say filtering is better with the 4-band board..
> I should have waited and started with that, and the backlit option.

> Now, if I buy a 4-band board, what am I going to do with my KFL2?
> Any suggestions? I don't think it has resale value...

When I bought my K1, only two-band boards were available.  I had a 40/20m and
a 30/15m board.

I bought a KFL1-4 and built it for 40/30/20/15m.  I ordered the KFL1-2 individual
band parts kits for 80m and 17m, and then converted one of my old KFL1-2 boards to
80/17m.  Elecraft "officially" provides K1 filter board parts for these six
bands only.

I may someday convert my remaining two-band board to 12/10m, for which Elecraft
provides no support.  But several on this list have perfected that, so I'll
search the list archives and try that.  But I'd prefer a four-band KFL1-4 for
17/15/12/10m, which the basic design of the KFL1-4 can easily support.  I've
done some preliminary paperwork on something like that, but I've not started
anything real.

73,
Mike / KK5F