[Elecraft] K4

Luis V. Romero lromero56 at tampabay.rr.com
Fri May 17 11:28:37 EDT 2019


My TS450 had one receiver. My TS850 also had one receiver.

On both radios, when I sold them, the TF-SET button didn't say TF-SET
anymore... It was blank. I wore the label right off of them pressing that
button rapidly over and over and over in split pileups.

My K3 has two receivers. I have macros that automatically activate the
second receiver and set my TX VFO up 1 or up 5 depending on the mode. The
macro also places the second receiver in my left ear and the main VFO in the
center of my headset stereo image.  I don't hear the popping noise when
switching VFO's anymore. I don't worry about remembering to press LOCK on
VFO A to save me in case my timing is off when tweaking my TX frequency
anymore.

I like that.

After 10 years of ownership, the K3's REV button still has the label printed
on it. I don't expect that label will ever wear off. I really never touch
it.

Yes my right index finger doesn't get the exercise it used to, but when I
need the workout, I go to my club station and use their IC7700.  Icom was
smart: They put the label UNDER the XFC button. The XFC button is metal. It
should take the abuse better than Kenwood's plastic button.

Times change. Technology and techniques change with it. Easy is good.

Lu Romero - W4LT

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My K3S has only one receiver. The K3 before that had only one receiver.? The

TS-870 before that had only one receiver.? The Drake TR-7 before that had
only 
one receiver.? The Henry Tempo-One before that had only one receiver. The 
Collins KWM-1 before that had only one receiver and everything before that
was a 
separate RX/TX. And yet, I'm on the DXCC Honor Roll, have CW, Phone, RTTY
and? 
9-band DXCCs all from within a 10 mile circle in Tucson running no more than

500W to wires or a triband Yagi at 50 feet.? Everybody knows you can't do
this 
without two receivers.

Wes? N7WS






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