[Elecraft] On the idea of antenna tuner products

[Phil Hystad]

My current lament:

I own the T1 tuner and have used it with several QRP rigs.  Having an external tuner like the T1 has saved me money when I bought my KX1 (not choosing the internal tuner) besides being very useful.

Every now and then, I sort of wish that a nice small package 100-watt tuner was offered by Elecraft.  Auto-tuner of course and every bit as nice as the KAT500 which I do own.  Some Elecraft people buy up to 3, maybe 4, auto-tuners from Elecraft:  K2 auto-tuner, K3 auto-tuner, KXPA100 amp optional tuner, and even the KAT500 can be included.

It would be nice.  Here I am contemplating the purchase of the KXPA100 and I am yet again faced with the question of whether to buy the internal tuner or not.  No way would I go for some other third party tuner as the price differential is no where near what it would need to be to offset the value of and benefit of the Elecraft tuner.

Yes, I probably will buy the KXAT100 tuner option but I still think a separate product of a 100 watt class auto-tuner would be a nice addition to the Elecraft store.

73, phil, K7PEH