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wb0m@flashdog.us

K4 Lore

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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>

"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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> 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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> 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

Bill K9YEQ

Re: K4 Lore

This was conversation when I was an FT for the KTA500. My goal was to get that to happen. There are already appliances to do so. The MFJ 998 is both an in shack and also a remote device as well. I use the in shack model which I operate remotely. I think that is not the profitable route for elecraft at the moment. They could chew up competition, but not a good pursuit given all the challenges of production and parts issues. Please, understand that I have not insight, nor a clue of Elecrafts inside operation.

Bill
K9YEQ

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Subject: [Elecraft] K4 Lore

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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>

"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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> 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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> 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

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