[Elecraft] Elecraft KX2 compared with the latest "Ultra Portable" (?)

[Scott McDonald]

But Al, it’s not a bad thing to want Wayne to do an Elecraft quality V/U capable KX2 or 3, its a compliment!

Many of us that do linear portable satellite work lug a pair of 817s around that do a commendable job for 15 year old tech, but would be much better and lighter to have a couple KX2s that were V/U capable.  And have a much better HF rig at the same time.

I’ve made a few satellite contacts with the KX3 and 2 meter card for the uplink on FO29, and a Russian transverter in front of my KX2 on the 70 cm downlink, but all that accomplished was making me want an integrated Elecraft solution.

Heck, I’d be happy with a little optional  transverter box that clamped on the back of a KX2.  Sadly, the market doesn’t seem to be there.

Scott KA9P

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> On Mar 1, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Poor Wayne. No matter how he positions an Elecraft product, a prevailing response is, "Yeah, but Elecraft doesn't do A or B."
> 
> As consumers, we have been perfectly conditioned to regard more as better. I mean, if Brand X has 'more' than Brand Y, we automatically declare Brand X the winner. Brand X covers more bands? It's better. Brand X has more ADC bits? It *must* be better!
> 
> There's something to be said about *doing* something better, as opposed to simply *having* more, isn't there? Wayne touched on this when he pointed out the huge discrepancy in current drain between the two rigs. As you know, this is hugely important for any portable or solar-powered situation. It is a major reason why, just for instance, I could not  for a moment consider the new Icom 7610 because of it's 3x current drain versus the K3. My station is solar-powered and I have to worry about this. So that's a primary consideration for me, regardless of how much 'more' the 7610 may have.
> 
> Simply having more isn't necessarily better. I know that's counterintuitive, but only because of our consumer conditioning.
> 
> Al  W6LX
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