I went thru the same thinking when I bought my KX2 — internal tuner versus external T1 tuner.
The added and simplified convenience of the internal KX2 tuner won out over the price of the tuner. However, my T1 is still important — using it with my KX1 and Norcal 40A. But, I admit that they are hard to pick up and use for portable QRP ops anymore preferring the KX2 instead — I may never use them again unless I force myself to go backwards in time (aka nostalgia) and use a simpler KX1/Norcal 40A. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Jul 18, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Dave Fugleberg <dave.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I asked this exact question on this reflector in March, and got some good > and useful replies. You can Google for that discussion on Nabble to see > those technical answers. > Bottom line is that both are fine tuners. I know I could have saved some > money by using the T1 I already own, but in the end I opted to order my KX2 > with the KXAT2, and I'm glad I did. It works great, and it's more > convenient than messing with an extra box and coax jumper. > I think the choice comes down to how you want to spend your money, more > than the merits of one tuner over the other, because either one will do the > job very well. I will say that having the internal tuner and an internal > battery makes the KX2 a real grab and go radio! > I'm still using paddles that I already had, but I think the KXPD2 may be in > my future... > 73 de W0ZF > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:53 PM James Bennett <w6...@me.com> wrote: > >> Thinking very seriously about purchasing a KX2. I have a T1 that I had >> used a few years ago with another QRP rig. Obviously it will work with the >> KX2, but I'm wondering how it compares in performance with the internal KX2 >> unit. Is the T1 as quick to find a match? Is it as quick to pull in a >> memorized L/C combo when a band change happens? If there is a general >> consensus that the T1 is on an equal level with the KXAT2, I can save my >> $179 and use it for the KXPD2 paddle. >> >> Comments? >> >> Jim Bennett / W6JHB >> Folsom, CA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to dave.w...@gmail.com >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to phys...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
