[Elecraft] K-1 4-band Availability/Status?

[Phil Wheeler]

Wes,

While I think the K1 (4-band especially!) is a 
fine rig, it's luster for me was dulled a bit when 
I was able to make a KX3 my primary QRP rig. 
Pluses include:

  * Way more than four bands
  * All modes on the bands in does cover, even
    digital as an option
  * Superior receiver
  * Panadapter available
  * And others too numerous to mention here

all in a package that is not really all that much 
bigger than the K1.

Two definite pluses of the K1: I enjoyed building 
it more (a melt-solder kit) and it has a bigger 
speaker.

After considerable thought, I recently sold my 
fully-configured and updated K1 #18. I sort of 
miss it, but how many rigs can a body use?

73, Phil W7OX


On 3/7/15 5:24 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
> Come on, we're hams, we're supposed to jump at 
> these opportunities.
>
> On 3/6/2015 11:34 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The KFL1-4 module needs trimmers that are both 
>> wide range and extremely temperature stable, 
>> due to the high loaded Q of the band-pass 
>> filters. To emulate this stable capacitance 
>> with trimmers now available, you'd have to use 
>> a hand-selected C0G cap in parallel with a much 
>> smaller trimmer for each of the original 16 
>> trimmers. This would be extremely tedious for 
>> builders. So, while it is possible, it is not 
>> practical.
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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