K4 Kit and CE
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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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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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 <[hidden email]> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Bill, I stand corrected. I have a K4D ordered in that I use diversity. When the superhet front end comes out it will be added.I well understand Covid problems. It is rampant in the EU as well. Still plans must be in place. Production thanks to much effort is running. It is not unreasonable for a customer for many years to ask questions. One of the wonders of Elecraft is that they engage with their customers.73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Nr4c <[hidden email]> Date: 05/01/2021 22:12 (GMT+00:00) To: Doug Turnbull <[hidden email]> Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Kit and CE 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 <[hidden email]> 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> > ______________________________________________________________> Elecraft mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:[hidden email]> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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