K1 praise

[Mike Morrow-3]

My eleven-year-old K1 SN 175 is still my favorite QRP rig,
including service as a backpack rig.

For anyone considering the purchase of a new K1, there is one
absolutely most-important decision to make:  Order the LCD
backlight!  Even better would be for Elecraft to raise the K1
price a little and make the backlight standard.  Trust me...
you don't want to have to go through the backlight backfit
process after the K1 is built...no fun at all!

I waited years after the backlight was available, and I never
guessed how useful it is and how little additional power it
requires.

Second most important decision:  Get the four-band board.  It
has better RF filtering than the two-band board, plus twice
the bands, of course.

I hope to have a KX3 someday, but nothing would ever make me
get rid of my K1 except the eternal dirt nap. :-) [That would
make a great advertising quote from a "satisfied customer".]

Mike / KK5F
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[Rick Dettinger-3]

"You can take my K1 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers"!


73,
Rick Dettinger   K7MW




> I hope to have a KX3 someday, but nothing would ever make me
> get rid of my K1 except the eternal dirt nap. :-) [That would
> make a great advertising quote from a "satisfied customer".]
>
> Mike / KK5F

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[gm3sek]

Rick Dettinger wrote:
>"You can take my K1 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers"!
>
Since 'Men In Black', we have to be more careful about that line:



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73 from Ian GM3SEK
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[stan levandowski]

My XYL has been instructed to place my K1 in the box with me.

Some time back, I made a video comparing the same signal from the same
antenna as heard on all four of my Elecraft products.   It was just a
casual video.  Nothing technical.   I've gotten a surprising number of
hits.  It's a nine minute video but you only need to view the first 1:13
to appreciate the K1's competitive spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv_tGEKD0ds


73, Stan WB2LQF
KX1 #2411    K1#2994    K2# 6980    K3#5244     K9 #1 (Cocoa the
Chihuahua)
Everything is QRP, even the dog.



On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote:

> "You can take my K1 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers"!
>
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[Bill K9YEQ]

All my equipment is supposed to go to the grave with me.....  I have
suggested she sell it.  No... she is even suggesting selling the wire for
scrap!  :-)

73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-----Original Message-----
My XYL has been instructed to place my K1 in the box with me.
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote:

> "You can take my K1 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers"!


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