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Any thoughts on new Elecraft equipment being introduced at Dayton?

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k6dgw

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

IDXC wasn't enough? [:-) I believe Elecraft is plenty big enough now to
have more than one iron in the fire at any given time. That doesn't
equate to announcement of course.

Email_list_volume=New_Product_Announcements^2

Wish I could come. I've only been to HARA once, years ago, it was a
dump then, and it wasn't even Hamvention sadly.

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

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> Any thoughts on new Elecraft equipment being introduced at Dayton?
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Alan Bloom

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

The Dayton Hamvention is no longer in Dayton. I guess the Hara Arena
just got too scuzzy. The event is now in Xenia, a few miles east of Dayton.

http://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Map-to-Xenia.pdf

Alan N1AL

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> Wish I could come. I've only been to HARA once, years ago, it was a
> dump then, and it wasn't even Hamvention sadly.
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Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

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Hopefully it's some more Kits

What first brought me to Elecraft was it being a Kit, but lately it seems more and more of it has become Non-Kits

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Subject: [Elecraft] Should we expect something new in Dayton?

Any thoughts on new Elecraft equipment being introduced at Dayton?

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Glen Torr-2

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

IIRC I saw a photo of a K3S next to a KPA1500. It struck me that the KPA's
enclosure was slightly larger than the K3S and I thought Hmm, maybe a K4
incorporating a P3 in a similar enclosure my be on the back burner :-).
73, Glen, VK1FB
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bdenley

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Agreed. While I understand surface mount components have made kits harder to support, building the K2 was some of the most fun I have had in ham radio.

Brian
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> On May 2, 2017, at 8:11 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Hopefully it's some more Kits
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> What first brought me to Elecraft was it being a Kit, but lately it seems more and more of it has become Non-Kits
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Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

Surface mount actually is pretty easy once you do it a few times.

In some cases it can actually be easier, there is none of the having to reform leads on components

like when you are provided a 2.5mm lead spaced part to go in holes 5mm apart etc.

All I use is my regular iron with a fine point tip some .5mm (.020") solder and a magnifying visor.

It's just like going from the old point to point with tubes to PC boards and ICs, not harder just different.

I think a lot of people are afraid to try it, but once yo uget the hand of doing it you will find it's almost easier.

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Should we expect something new in Dayton?

Agreed. While I understand surface mount components have made kits harder to support, building the K2 was some of the most fun I have had in ham radio.

Brian
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Thom

Hello All

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I am new to the list. I have been reading the mail for the past few days.

I am not new to Elecraft Kits. I built my first K2 back in 2005. Since
then I have built 6 of them for various friends.

Sold my personal K2 in 2009 because I got real sick.

Build another one last year but it turned into a nightmare. My brain
was not functioning well back then and the radio ended up scrapped. The
rest went in the trash.

Anyway I have a K1 on order that should have been shipped today. Might
take me a couple weeks to build it. I am going to take it nice and slow.

thanks for reading.

73

Thom KI8W

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Kevin - K4VD

Re: Hello All

Hi Thom!

Welcome back, hope you are well, and see you on the air OM.

73,
Kev K4VD

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Thom <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I am new to the list. I have been reading the mail for the past few days.
>
> I am not new to Elecraft Kits. I built my first K2 back in 2005. Since
> then I have built 6 of them for various friends.
>
> Sold my personal K2 in 2009 because I got real sick.
>
> Build another one last year but it turned into a nightmare. My brain was
> not functioning well back then and the radio ended up scrapped. The rest
> went in the trash.
>
> Anyway I have a K1 on order that should have been shipped today. Might
> take me a couple weeks to build it. I am going to take it nice and slow.
>
> thanks for reading.
>
> 73
>
> Thom KI8W
>
>
>
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Welcome
It's more fun to take your time, My 1st K2 I build in two weeks, the second one I took two months and had more fun.

From: Thom <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:37 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Hello All

I am new to the list. I have been reading the mail for the past few days.

I am not new to Elecraft Kits. I built my first K2 back in 2005. Since
then I have built 6 of them for various friends.

Sold my personal K2 in 2009 because I got real sick.

Build another one last year but it turned into a nightmare. My brain
was not functioning well back then and the radio ended up scrapped. The
rest went in the trash.

Anyway I have a K1 on order that should have been shipped today. Might
take me a couple weeks to build it. I am going to take it nice and slow.

thanks for reading.

73

Thom KI8W

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k6dgw

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

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Actually, Hara closed for good. It was awful the one time I was there
for a US Air Force conflagration, they'd have been better off holding it
in a hangar at WPAFB. Never been to the Greene County Fairgrounds, but
it looks good.

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 5/2/2017 4:53 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:

> The Dayton Hamvention is no longer in Dayton. I guess the Hara Arena
> just got too scuzzy. The event is now in Xenia, a few miles east of
> Dayton.
>
> http://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Map-to-Xenia.pdf
>
> Alan N1AL
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> On 05/02/2017 04:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> ...
>> Wish I could come. I've only been to HARA once, years ago, it was a
>> dump then, and it wasn't even Hamvention sadly.
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Dan Baker

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

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The blue in the display on the new amp would match a waterfall
display on something. Perhaps a cabinet the same size of the new amp. I
decided in January I was not going to buy another radio until Dayton.

Dan KM6CQ
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Russ W9RB

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

Yeah, I'm content for now with my K3. But a K4 with a panadapter would definitely pique my interest. I hope it can still be available as a kit and reasonably priced :)

73, Russ - W9RB

kstover

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

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Anybody else notice the bigger box, probably a necessity, on the KPA1500
or the change in color of the LCD from Orange to Blue?

Hmmmmm...bigger box, change age of color scheme. K3X (Extreme) or K4?

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k6mrmagnet

Re: Should we expect something new in Dayton?

I believe the most important item to note is the “TX SAMPLE” jack on the rear panel. That has SDR written all over it.

Ken K6MR

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Should we expect something new in Dayton?

Anybody else notice the bigger box, probably a necessity, on the KPA1500
or the change in color of the LCD from Orange to Blue?

Hmmmmm...bigger box, change age of color scheme. K3X (Extreme) or K4?

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