Hi Bill, The K4 and K4D both provide up to 5 receive antenna sources. The difference is that the K4D has an additional ADC so the sub receiver can be on a different antenna from the main receiver.
73, Wayne N6KR > On Jan 5, 2021, at 2:12 PM, Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > > The superhet is the K4HD, not the K4D. “D” only adds a second AtoD and an > antenna port. It will be available when radios ship. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > >> On Jan 5, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Doug Turnbull <turnb...@net1.ie> wrote: >> >> Dear OMs and YLs, >> >> Someone on this forum stated that if sold in kit form that the K4 did >> not need CE approval for sale in the EU. I am not sure this is true but >> hope so and of course then hope that the kit is coming out sooner rather >> than later. I have a deposit down for the second group of shipments and >> this would mean that I might actually see the K4 sooner. >> >> >> >> Once the K4D with superhet frontend is available, the new front end >> will be ordered plus a second K4D. I already have homes for my two K3 >> radios. Probably will also want another KPA 1500. >> >> >> >> So any word on CE approval process, whether it is required for kits >> sold into the EU and the availability of the kit version of the K4 is >> anxiously awaited. >> >> >> >> As and aside it would be nice if the next version of the KPA 1500 >> could be run efficiently at 400W. Contest power is generally 1500 Watts >> in EI but normal output power is limited to 400W. An Acom 2000A also in >> the shack may be the amp to use when operating under normal conditions. >> Having said this, the KPA is a beautiful amp and it is for that reason a >> second one is considered. >> >> >> >> Yes perhaps this is greed but at 76 there are not that many more >> sunspot cycles in store for me. I started like most of you with a >> surplus RGB II (forerunner of the HQ120) bought from summer job and baby >> siting. The first rig was an old borrowed TCS surplus radio before >> building a two 6146 rig from a QST article. What a great hobby radio is. >> >> >> >> 73 Doug EI2CN >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 n...@widomaker.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 n...@elecraft.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
