[Elecraft] K1 Kit Question

[Mike Markowski]

When I travel to other US army bases I bring my K1 along because 
fantastic antennas are often available.  I still bring a wire antenna, 
though, if I'm on my own.  I went with the 4-band K1, backlight, stand, 
and also picked up Paddlettes and a Soviet leg-strap straight key.

If you'll be traveling at all with yours, I recommend a little case.  I 
got a Pelican 1000 - plenty of room - free as part of some promotion 
which you can see with my K1 at

   http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/k1ToGo.jpg

Sorry the pic is a little dark.  If you'll be flying include your FCC 
license.  (I hard-laminated mine.)  It can help depending on who checks 
it out.

73,
Mike ab3ap

On 07/21/2012 02:39 PM, Gil G. wrote:
> Great. With mine, I did all the "wrong things." Two-band filter
> board, and no backlit. I wanted to save a few bucks. Now I am
> thinking of getting the 4-band board, but no backlit still, too much
> of a pain to install after the fact.. The automatic tuner is a great
> option, but you can always install that later. The noise blanker, I
> don't know.. Probably something one would rarely use, but I imagine
> could save the day when you really need it.. I wish there was a
> 80/40/30/20 board, or even a 80/40/20… Maybe leaving one band off the
> 4-band board...
>
> Gil. -- New site: http://radiopreppers.com PGP Key:
> http://keskydee.com/gil.asc