Wow. This kit looks awesome. Maybe Elecraft is just leaving this niche
for other startups. It is the perfect place to begin. Although, I have
asked for a K0 in the past. I have a K1 and a KX1 and love them. I was
truly sad to see them go. But, I understand how business must be based
on good planning and Elecraft is heading upstream. The new amp certainly
places a stake at the very top end. Now... if we can only get that K4
going so Big E is once again firmly in the lead.
Doug -- KJ0F
On 7/15/2018 11:59 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
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.
...73 Eric WD6DBM
All of what you seek, and more, is already available at almost give-away prices
in the mono-band transceiver Model QCX kits ($49) and optional custom
enclosures ($37) from QRP Labs. The QCX is a modern extremely sophisticated,
innovative, and capaable design by Hans Summers, G0UPL.
QCX Description Page:
http://qrp-labs.com/qcx.html
Presentation materials by Hans at Dayton FDIM;
http://qrp-labs.com/images/news/dayton2018/seminar.pdf
http://qrp-labs.com/images/news/dayton2018/fdim2018.pdf
QCX Assembly, Alignment, Operation, and Theory Manual:
http://qrp-labs.com/images/qcx/assembly3_LT.pdf
This manual is outstanding in all areas. Like the kit design, it is a real
tour de force. The kit requires no SMD soldering and is almost all easy TTH
construction. The QCX includes all necessary built-in test signal generation
and associated displays for making alignments.
I don't believe there is any conflict mentioning the QCX mono-band unit on the
Elecraft list because it is NOT a competitor to ANY product that has ever been
in Elecraft's 20-year product line. In one year, almost 6000 QCX kits have
been sold. I have recently received four of them and begun construction.
There's more than enough room in my QRP world to appreciate the excellence of
my three 20-year-old Small Wonders DSW mono-band units, my 18-year-old K1, my
recent KX2, and my (I hope) soon-to-be completed QCX units. I love the
technical innovation in every one of these.
Mike / KK5F
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