[Elecraft] KX2 on EA8 travels

[Milan Rajacic]

Doug,

 I agree with you that the battery and weight is important but when you say 
that you been at the same situation with KX3 I expect some comper. 
Heard stations, reports from other hams, anttena and else from the practical work.
I think that lot of us who travell are interesting in that experience and think to switch from KX3 to KX2. 
I spent last three month travell from Europe to Canada and USA with KX3 and 
have lot of fun, not have problem with Airport security at any airport. 

Milan
YU7NS

> On 15.02.2017., at 22.18 po podne, Doug Turnbull <turnbull at net1.ie> wrote:
> 
> Dear OMs and YLs,
> 
>       This is just to relate my experience and observations after using my
> KX2 sn 1000 in Tenerife for the past week.    This operation was just a side
> event while travelling with my XYL - just a bit of fun.    Previously a KX3
> was used for such operations but for me the KX2 has advantages:
> 1) KX2 is smaller and lighter.
> 2) The battery charge is much faster taking about an hour maybe two rather
> than up to sixteen hours.
> 3) The battery can be kept outside the KX2.   I have a spare Li-Ion battery
> from Elecraft.   One battery was in the radio in case airport security
> wanted me to turn it on - they did not plus the spare tucked neatly into the
> KX2's larger carry case.   Airport security did not question the second
> battery.  Some people have complained about vulnerable speaker wires when
> opening the KX2 but for me the KX2 is less vulnerable to damage than the KX3
> ribbon cable.   Taking the batteries in and out is also much easier with the
> KX2.    
> 
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