[Elecraft] K4 Lore

[wb0m at flashdog.us]

What would really be great is if we could get this Elecraft tuner in a remote option for the K4, K3S, K3 (& maybe, those other brands, too). 
IMHO, It’s the missing Elecraft option.
73,
Jeff/wb0m


Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 00:46:46 -0400
From: Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net <mailto:julia at juliatuttle.net>>

"Elecraft's ATUs are generally wider range than other manufacturers', I
thought, and that comes at a parts cost that everyone might not want to
pay. I'd rather have the option for a wide range one than a built-in but
less capable one."

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 00:41 John Nicholson <macymonkeys at charter.net <mailto:macymonkeys at charter.net>> wrote:

> Yes and no; both the IC-7610 and FTdx101 models include an internal tuner
> without an optional charge.
> 
> John K7FD
> 
>> On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Rick Tavan <rick at tavan.com <mailto:rick at tavan.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> ?Ed K1EP mentioned that the K4 ATU is a cost-extra option on all K4
> models.
>> This is as it should be. If you have an external tuner in the shack or at
>> the antenna or a tuner integrated into an amplifier that's always in line
>> (or in Standby with the tuner enabled) or if all your antennas are well
>> matched, you wouldn't want to pay Elecraft for a tuner inside K4 that you
>> wouldn't be using. OTOH if, like me, you sometimes take your K4 to the
>> field or operate it at a shack where there is no external auto-tuner,
> then
>> the K4 ATU option is delightful. IMHO, Elecraft made some good decisions
> on
>> what to include as standard and what to "optionalize" in K4.
>> 
>> /Rick N6XI