[Elecraft] K4 Kit and CE

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Bill,

The K4 and K4D both provide up to 5 receive antenna sources. The difference is that the K4D has an additional ADC so the sub receiver can be on a different antenna from the main receiver.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Jan 5, 2021, at 2:12 PM, Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:
> 
> The superhet is the K4HD, not the K4D.  “D” only adds a second AtoD and an antenna port. It will be available when radios ship. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
> 
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Doug Turnbull <turnbull at net1.ie> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear OMs and YLs,
>> 
>>     Someone on this forum stated that if sold in kit form that the K4 did
>> not need CE approval for sale in the EU.     I am not sure this is true but
>> hope so and of course then hope that the kit is coming out sooner rather
>> than later.     I have a deposit down for the second group of shipments and
>> this would mean that I might actually see the K4 sooner.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>     Once the K4D with superhet frontend is available, the new front end
>> will be ordered plus a second K4D.    I already have homes for my two K3
>> radios.    Probably will also want another KPA 1500.    
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>      So any word on CE approval process, whether it is required for kits
>> sold into the EU and the availability of the kit version of the K4 is
>> anxiously awaited.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>     As and aside it would be nice if the next version of the KPA 1500
>> could be run efficiently at 400W.    Contest power is generally 1500 Watts
>> in EI but normal output power is limited to 400W.     An Acom 2000A also in
>> the shack may be the amp to use when operating under normal conditions.
>> Having said this, the KPA is a beautiful amp and it is for that reason a
>> second one is considered.    
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>    Yes perhaps this is greed but at 76 there are not that many more
>> sunspot cycles in store for me.     I started like most of you with a
>> surplus RGB II (forerunner of the HQ120) bought from summer job and baby
>> siting.    The first rig was an old borrowed TCS surplus radio before
>> building a two 6146 rig from a QST article.    What a great hobby radio is.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>                                      73 Doug EI2CN
>> 
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