Since I know Wayne and Eric both watch this reflector as well as many of the staff, this is a serious question. Could you rebuild or build a copy of the K1 today??
Paul KB9AVO On Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 5:51 PM Paul Huff <paul142...@gmail.com> wrote: > My wife gave me a K1 kit for a combination Christmas and birthday gift > in 2003. After about 33 hours of super fun construction, it made its > first QSO on 2/29/2004. Some 2037 QSOs later it was "retired" to a > shelf, after making its last (for me) QSO in May 2018. It was an > absolutely fantastic radio and the only reason that I retired it was > because, over the subsequent years, I had also built a KX1 for portable > ops, and a K2 to use as my main rig at home. Two years ago, after > getting a KX3, I decided to clear up some shelf space and "simplify" the > shack, so I donated the K1, along with a bunch of other gear, to an ARC > in my area that runs some public school clubs for middle and high school > students. I almost immediately regretted getting rid of the K1, but > take some comfort in knowing that it has since been used to encourage > young people to get into the hobby. (I still have my KX1, K2, KX3, and > have an order in for a KH1, and will probably leave those for my heirs > to donate!) > > I kept a detailed written record of my K1 build, and this posting > prompted me to read through that record. Some great memories! > > 73, > Paul - N8XMS > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 pvandyke1...@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 arch...@mail-archive.com
