Re: [Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-17 Thread Larry Loen
Dave wrote: Larry I assume by the inclusion of the K1 and KX1 in your list that you are looking for CW, and also by including those you are biased towards a portable transceiver giving greater priority than a second rig for the shack... I have a K2 and K1/4 with boards for 80/40 (two band bo

Re: [Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-17 Thread Dave
Larry I assume by the inclusion of the K1 and KX1 in your list that you are looking for CW, and also by including those you are biased towards a portable transceiver giving greater priority than a second rig for the shack... I have a K2 and K1/4 with boards for 80/40 (two band board) and 40/3

RE: [Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Larry W0OZ wrote: So, I can carry weight if I need to, but if I'm walking up a hill in a public park of some kind, I'll presumably be carrying a battery of some heft one way or another, I presume, if we're assuming operating for a long enough time it's going to be more than the built-in options.

Re: [Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-16 Thread Larry Loen
Francis Belliveau wrote: It seems to me that you are talking yourself into a K2. Might well be. You say that backpacking is not a big priority, but you may want that option. The K2 is definately the heaviest of the three but it also has the best receiver. I took one up a mountain for fi

Re: [Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-16 Thread Francis Belliveau
It seems to me that you are talking yourself into a K2. You say that backpacking is not a big priority, but you may want that option. The K2 is definately the heaviest of the three but it also has the best receiver. I took one up a mountain for field day. It is not all that heavy by my standard

[Elecraft] Which one for me?

2006-04-16 Thread Larry Loen
I'm thinking of a second rig and that possibly being an Elecraft. Here's the deal: 1. I've been spoiled or demanding, take your pick. Before I went inactive about 10 years ago, my rig was the Kenwood TS 930 which, by all accounts, had an excellent receiver. With modest antennas, I worked o