[Elecraft] OT: Other Radios

[Nr4c]

The KX2 has a “Built-In Electronic Keyer” and optional “Attachable Paddles”. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Jul 2, 2020, at 6:35 AM, K9ZTV <k9ztv at socket.net> wrote:
> 
> You’re a victim of a run-on sentence.  He meant the rig has a built-in microphone and a keyer paddle which is attachable (not “built-in”).
> 
> Where he came up with “lightly salted snow” I haven’t a clue, but it’s the quote of the year in my opinion.
> 
> 73.5 also bears scrutiny. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Kent  K9ZTV
> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2020, at 3:28 AM, Thorsten Fricke <tfricke at web.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Am 02.07.20 um 03:34 schrieb Wayne Burdick:
>>> 
>> ...
>> 
>>> - includes a built-in mic and keyer paddle
>>> 
>> 
>> A built-in keyer paddle? I must have overseen that in the handbook...
>> Ok, I am learning CW with a Palm micro paddle, but a built in one,
>> how/where can this be found?
>> 
>> ...
>>> ...and perhaps most important:
>>> 
>>> - the KX2, like the KX3, has a built-in wide range ATU that will match
>>>  anything from barbed wire fences to lightly salted snow.
>>> 
>> 
>> "... lightly salted snow..." THANKS, that just made my day! And just to
>> confirm, I am sure, that the KX2 ATU will really do this!
>> 
>>> SOTA and POTA and casual users alike have told us that these are the factors that matter most in a portable rig. Those who also need VHF/UHF capability typically carry an inexpensive dual-band HT for that purpose.
>>> 
>>> Disclaimer: IMHO. YMMV.
>>> 
>>> 73.5,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Thossi
>> DH4FT
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