New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever
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New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever
 
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We're pleased to announce that the KX1 is now a 4-band radio!
Many KX1 owners have asked for 80 meter coverage, notably Bruce Prior, N7RR, who pointed out that 80 meters is a great band for traffic handling at night (in both the CW and SSB segments). Up till now, Bruce has been taking his KX1 and a second rig that covers 80 meters on his extensive backpacking trips. Our new KXB3080 option will lighten his load a bit. 80 meters is also a popular field day and QRP band, and is especially active in the Eastern U.S. and in Europe. Band noise is lower in Winter, so this is the perfect time to give 80 meters a try. The dual-band KXB3080 module installs in the same location as our 30-meter-only module, the KXB30. The KXB3080 is very easy to add to your KX1, since all but two components are surface-mount, pre-installed at the factory. (This was necessary in order to provide both bands in such a small amount of space.) Also supplied is a small PC board that mounts in place of the original low-pass filter inductors (L1 and L2). This board includes a relay that configures the low-pass filter for efficient operation on either 80 or 40/30/20 meters. The KX1's firmware has been updated in conjunction with the KXB3080. The new firmware adds: * Full 80-meter band coverage on transmit and receive * Additional receive-only coverage: 1000 kHz to 5000 kHz (reduced sensitivity outside the 80-m band) * Programmable scanning (great for monitoring quiet bands, waiting for signals to show up) * Variable-rate fast tuning: 1 kHz in ham bands in all RX modes, 5 kHz outside ham bands in USB/LSB modes We have several beta testers lined up for the KXB3080, and will be supplying them kits in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I've been having great fun on 80 meters with the first 4-band KX1, even with a wimpy 40-foot random wire. In addition to 80 meter transceive operation, I can copy many AM stations from 1.0-1.6 MHz. This broadcast band coverage should prove useful feature for field operation. If you have any technical questions about the KXB3080 option, feel free to send them to [hidden email]. One question I'm sure to get is whether the KXAT1 ATU is usable on 80 meters. The answer? Yes, but the KXAT1 wasn't designed to cover this band, so it will only help with specific end-fed wire antenna lengths to be determined. It will of course help with tweaking of nearly-resonant antennas, such as portable whips and ad-hoc dipoles. * * * N O T E * * * Please don't call about the KXB3080 or new firmware just yet. We will announce the price of both in late January, and take orders then. (Eric made me say that :) * * * * * * * * * * * 73, Wayne, N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever
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wayne burdick wrote:
> We're pleased to announce that the KX1 is now a 4-band radio! > > Many KX1 owners have asked for 80 meter coverage, notably Bruce Prior, > N7RR, who pointed out that 80 meters is a great band for traffic > handling at night (in both the CW and SSB segments). Up till now, > Bruce has been taking his KX1 and a second rig that covers 80 meters > on his extensive backpacking trips. Our new KXB3080 option will > lighten his load a bit. 80 meters is also a popular field day and QRP > band, and is especially active in the Eastern U.S. and in Europe. Band > noise is lower in Winter, so this is the perfect time to give 80 > meters a try. > kit version of the KXB3080 for those adventurous souls who have some SMT experience? Just thought that should in NO WAY detract from this felicitous news. Happy New Year to the Elecraft gang and all who read this reflector.... 73, Joe, W2RBA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever
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YES !!!!
I received a building request yesterday for a complete KX1 kit. I will wait until this kit is available and I will upgrade mine also.... a new Elecraft familly member near my place again in 2006 !! Happy New Years to all Elecraft group !!! Best 73 & 88 !!! Le 05-12-29 à 23:37, wayne burdick a écrit : > We're pleased to announce that the KX1 is now a 4-band radio! > > Many KX1 owners have asked for 80 meter coverage, notably Bruce > Prior, N7RR, who pointed out that 80 meters is a great band for > traffic handling at night (in both the CW and SSB segments). Up > till now, Bruce has been taking his KX1 and a second rig that > covers 80 meters on his extensive backpacking trips. Our new > KXB3080 option will lighten his load a bit. 80 meters is also a > popular field day and QRP band, and is especially active in the > Eastern U.S. and in Europe. Band noise is lower in Winter, so this > is the perfect time to give 80 meters a try. > > The dual-band KXB3080 module installs in the same location as our > 30-meter-only module, the KXB30. The KXB3080 is very easy to add to > your KX1, since all but two components are surface-mount, pre- > installed at the factory. (This was necessary in order to provide > both bands in such a small amount of space.) Also supplied is a > small PC board that mounts in place of the original low-pass filter > inductors (L1 and L2). This board includes a relay that configures > the low-pass filter for efficient operation on either 80 or > 40/30/20 meters. > > The KX1's firmware has been updated in conjunction with the > KXB3080. The new firmware adds: > > * Full 80-meter band coverage on transmit and receive > * Additional receive-only coverage: 1000 kHz to 5000 kHz (reduced > sensitivity outside the 80-m band) > * Programmable scanning (great for monitoring quiet bands, > waiting for signals to show up) > * Variable-rate fast tuning: 1 kHz in ham bands in all RX modes, > 5 kHz outside ham bands in USB/LSB modes > > We have several beta testers lined up for the KXB3080, and will be > supplying them kits in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I've been > having great fun on 80 meters with the first 4-band KX1, even with > a wimpy 40-foot random wire. In addition to 80 meter transceive > operation, I can copy many AM stations from 1.0-1.6 MHz. This > broadcast band coverage should prove useful feature for field > operation. > > If you have any technical questions about the KXB3080 option, feel > free to send them to [hidden email]. One question I'm sure to > get is whether the KXAT1 ATU is usable on 80 meters. The answer? > Yes, but the KXAT1 wasn't designed to cover this band, so it will > only help with specific end-fed wire antenna lengths to be > determined. It will of course help with tweaking of nearly-resonant > antennas, such as portable whips and ad-hoc dipoles. > > > * * * N O T E * * * > > Please don't call about the KXB3080 or new firmware just yet. We will > announce the price of both in late January, and take orders then. > > (Eric made me say that :) > > * * * * * * * * * * * > > > 73, > Wayne, N6KR > > > --- > > http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ============================================= JEAN-FRANÇOIS MÉNARD / VA2VYZ ELECRAFT KX1 #999, K2 #4130 FISTS #11896 Pour visitez mon site Internet / To visit my website : http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard ============================================= _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: New Elecraft product: 80/30 meter module for the KX1 transciever
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Wayne,
this is very exciting news to me; with 80 being quite alive thanks to winter, and active, thanks to poor propagation on higher bands, adding 80 comes at a great time; I look forward to the release of the module, and will jump in line to buy it! Keep up the good work! 73 de Dave, W5SV wayne burdick wrote: > We're pleased to announce that the KX1 is now a 4-band radio! > > Many KX1 owners have asked for 80 meter coverage, notably Bruce Prior, > N7RR, who pointed out that 80 meters is a great band for traffic > handling at night (in both the CW and SSB segments). Up till now, > Bruce has been taking his KX1 and a second rig that covers 80 meters > on his extensive backpacking trips. Our new KXB3080 option will > lighten his load a bit. 80 meters is also a popular field day and QRP > band, and is especially active in the Eastern U.S. and in Europe. Band > noise is lower in Winter, so this is the perfect time to give 80 > meters a try. < snip > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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