Dave,
For portable QRP operation, I would suggest that the KX3 is the optimum
solution.
It is all-mode, 160 through 6 meter coverage, and is rated at the top of
the Sherwood listing for receive performance. It is available either
factory built or as a no-solder kit.
If that is out of your current radio budget, then I would suggest the K2
as the 2nd choice. Yes, it is a kit that you need to assemble from the
basic resistors, capacitors, ICs and transistors. The basic K2 covers 80
thru 10 meters, CW only, but options can be added for 160 meter
coverage, SSB, automatic antenna tuner, as well as other functions such
as the noise blanker and either audio DSP or an audio filter. Even
though it is a 15 year old design, it is still rated quite high on the
Sherwood listings. The nice thing about the K2 is that you can build
the basic K2 and add options as your ham budget recovers later.
All Elecraft transceivers have a built in keyer.
I would have suggested the K1, but you specified SSB operation and 80
meters. The K1 will do 80 meters, but that band must be built on a 2
band board. There is a 4 band board available, but it covers 40, 30, 20
and your choice of 17 or 15 meters.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/25/2014 9:38 AM, w1dwz w1dwz wrote:
I am quite interested in seeing what all this interest in ELECRAFT line
of QRP transceivers is all about.
I am 60 yrs in Ham Radio , and would like to hve some help in
obtaining one suitable to my needs . Like QRP'ing , portable
operating . If anyone has something for sale that would suit my needs as
a beginner with ELECRAFT, please write. I wud prefer a K1 or K2 maybe
, with possible up grade options for SSB , keyer , 5W OK but
10 maybe preferred , like 80 / 75 / 40 / 15 meters . Senior
Citizen with limited radio budget but wud love to see what these things
are all abt.
Write if you hv something that u think wud be of interest to me
Dave W1DWZ in RI. 401 297-0361 or:
w1...@fullchannel.net
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