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

[Phil Wheeler]

I have WAY more than two, Phil -- even after 
selling the K1 and last Fall giving my NC-40A to 
an old ham with no rig in Florida :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 3/7/15 6:24 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>>   but how many rigs can a body use?
> More than Two.  Two is justified -- one as primary rig, second as backup.  But, having a third means you are serious.  Therefore, more than Two.  Note: no upper bound.
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> My Norcal 40A is no match for my KX3 but I still put it on the air a couple of times a year.  When I operate portable QRP somewhere, I take my KX3, my KX1, and my Norcal 40A and many times I have enough time to use them all for at least one QSO.  Just now waiting for the warmer Northwest weather although today was not bad at 64 degrees.
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> 73, phil, K7PEH
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>> On Mar 7, 2015, at 5:47 PM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
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>> Wes,
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>> 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:
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>> * 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
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>> all in a package that is not really all that much bigger than the K1.
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>> Two definite pluses of the K1: I enjoyed building it more (a melt-solder kit) and it has a bigger speaker.
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>> 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?
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>> 73, Phil W7OX
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>> On 3/7/15 5:24 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
>>> Come on, we're hams, we're supposed to jump at these opportunities.
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>>> 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.
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>>>> Wayne
>>>> N6KR
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