Before ths thread dies, I wanted to add my voice. The KX1 is the most compact, brilliantly designed radio a normal person can build. Without the KX1, there is no gateway drug to the K2.
The KX1 has everything you need, and nothing you don't. A good receiver, a good filter, obscenely low power consumption, AND A FREAKING LOG READING LIGHT! THAT IS THE HAM EQUIVALENT TO SHARKS WITH LASER BEAMS ON THEIR FRICKING HEADS.
I understand that Elecraft can't make the money work with a rig with a very niche market. So how about a KX0, or KX9000 in todays marketing bull. Make it one band. Make it 5 watts. Make it buildable by real people, no smds. Allow me to use this simple comparison:
What the K2 is to the HW-8, let the KX9000 be to a Rockmite, a DC40, or similar. You could use the same cool cases made by American Morse! You could cram in a decent receiver, QSK (natch), maybe band modules? Then maybe a same size ATU?
If you design it, we will build it.
The possibilities are endless!
73 Eric WD6DBM
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