[Elecraft] SKN: What a Long, Strange Trip...

na5n at zianet.com na5n at zianet.com
Wed Jan 1 23:26:24 EST 2020


Eric Norris writes:

> How far this tiny California company has come in 20 years is just
> incredible.  Not to even mention the KX2 and KX3, and all the other stuff.

I worked a bunch of SKN stations with my KX2.  Among those QSOs included a  
Heathkit HW-101 and DX-40, a Drake TR7, and an ARC-5 transmitter.  They all  
had a distinctive hum and chirp that drifted about 1KHz down the band by  
the end of the QSO.  About ran out of RIT range.  Fun, and a nostalgic  
reminder what most rigs sounded like "back in the day."  How spoiled we are  
with today's rock solid rigs, stable DDS frequency control, sensitive  
receivers, and the benefits of SDR, filtering, IF shift, etc.  Not to  
mention no longer a sturdy table to contain your Collins S-line, power  
supplies, antenna tuners, etc.  Nobody would have imagined 30 years ago the  
performance and size of today's K3S, KX3 and KX2.  Elecraft has definitely  
led much of the innovation we now enjoy in our hobby.  Such kudos are  
indeed well deserved.

72, Paul NA5N


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