[Elecraft] K144XV Option

[Joel Black]

Thanks for all the replies regarding the K144XV option. For some reason, 
I never got them in my email reader - they seem to be filtered. Have I 
filtered myself? I do not know.

I may purchase at a later date, but for now, I'll have to keep what I 
have. I have to sell the ID-880H and have it fully fund the K144XV. 
Unfortunately, that is not possible given all the additional equipment 
I'd have to buy to keep my current capabilities. To have it replace what 
I have, I'd have to purchase the 13 MHz FM filter which I do not have.

However, that is not to say that I will *not* buy that option.

Years ago, I was big into amateur satellites. That era of my amateur 
radio hobby ended with the lack of reliable linear transponder 
satellites and the restrictions that came about after the events of 
9/11/2001. This is neither the time nor the place for political 
arguments regarding those decisions and I do not debate news or politics 
anymore. That said, I still have a couple of 2m antennas I used for 
satellite work. One of them is a dual-polarized (not circular) Cushcraft 
that might work nicely for terrestrial 2m CW.

Terrestrial 2m CW really intrigues me.

73,
Joel - W4JBB