[Elecraft] Delayed Options

[Brendon Whateley]

My suggestion would be to do the following:-

   - Buy the kit instead of the factory assembled unit to save a few $$.
   This will also make you completely comfortable opening it up and adding
   stuff later. It is a very easy build, IIRC I built mine in two evenings.
   That included the internal battery charger and ATU.
   - Add the ATU asap, it is massively useful mobile or even if you don't
   have options for perfect antennas.
   - SKIP the previous advice if you are EXCLUSIVELY going to use something
   like the AlexLoop. You want to bypass the ATU with that kind of tunable
   antenna, so the ATU is only useful for non-well-designed loops.
   - Add the internal battery charger, it makes quick portable operation so
   very, very easy.
   - Add the roofing filter when you feel it would help. I have not done
   this yet, but it probably won't take more than 15 minutes when I do.

Hope that helps. The kits save some cash and give you a nice little "oldish
school" build it yourself project that is missing from so many Hams now.

- Brendon
KK6AYI

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:31 AM, KK6ZZP <wbmccarty at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm considering the purchase of a KX3. I'd like to delay the purchase of
> certain options in order to smooth my cash flow. Would it be especially
> difficult if either of the following options were delayed:
>
>  * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
>  * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner
>
> I realize that my question could be considered a FAQ. But, as far as I can
> tell, no one has asked my question in exactly the same context. So it seems
> to me not a FAQ, though we might agree that it's a near miss. If I'm wrong
> and my question /is/ a FAQ I'd appreciate a pointer to one or more of the
> threads I failed to find.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
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