Magazine and Customer reviews

Here are comments from magazines, our customers and other amateur radio operators.

(Updated Nov 21, 2011 )

• KPA500 Amplifier Reviews at eHam.net

• P3 Panadapter Reviews at eHam.net

• K3 Reviews at eHam.net

• Build Your K3 in 7 Minutes! (Just kidding ;-) YouTube Video

• T1 Miniature ATU Reviews on eHam

• T1-FT817 Cable Reviews on eHam

• KX1 Reviews at eHam (QRP Rig Category)

• More KX1 Reviews at eHam (HF Rig Category)

• K1 Reviews at eHam (QRP Rig Category)

• K2 Reviews at eHam (QRP Rig Category)

• K2 Reviews at eHam (HF Rig Category) 

• K2/100 Reviews at eHam (HF Rig Category)

• KAT100 ATU Reviews at eHam

• XV Transverter Reviews at eHam - XV50  XV144  XV222

• DL1 20W Dummy Load Reviews at eHam

• BL1 150W Balun Reviews at eHam

• NGen Wideband Noise Generator Reviews on eHam      More eham NGen reviews

• XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator Reviews on eHam     More eHam XG1 reviews

Magazine Reviews 

• QST K3/100 Review - Jan 2009 (pdf)  Includes KRX3  (Open version with permission from ARRL)

• QST K3/10 Review - April 2008 (pdf) (Open version with permission from ARRL)

• Electronic Design Magazine Article "Why I Design, by Wayne Burdick"

• QST XV-144 Transverter Review (pdf) ARRL Members Web Page

• QST KX1 Review  (pdf) ARRL Members Web Page

• CQ Magazine KX1 Review (pdf)

• QST K2/100 & KPA100 Review (pdf) ARRL Members Web Page

• History of the KX1 Design, by N6KR - Adventure Radio Society Mag.

• K2 and K2/100 Review from the ARRL NCJ (National Contest Journal) by Rick, N6XI (Mar/Apr. 2003, pdf 270 KB)

• K2/100 Review from Radio-Ref Magazine (In French) by Luc, F6HJO (Nov 2002, PDF)

• K2 Review from Practical Wireless Magazine (Dec. 2002, pdf)   Practical Wireless Mag. 

• K2/100 Review - CQ Magazine, Nov. 2002 (pdf)

• Musings on an Experiment in QRP  CQ Magazine, Oct. 2002. By W9KNI (.pdf, 770KB)

• The DX Prowess of HF Receivers, QEX magazine free download, by Tadeusz - SP7HT (page 36). 10/2002

• A Rig for All Seasons - The Elecraft K2 (G4FUO)  1/29/02

• A QRP Vacation in the Caribbean: St Maarten (PJ7/W6JHB, ARRL Web Article) 1/29/02

• QST K1 Review (.pdf, 03/ 2001 issue. ARRL Members  Only  Website)

• QST K2 Review (OK to Print - Unprotected)

• QST K2 Review notes (Ed Hare, W1RFI)

• QST Expanded K2 Test Report (OK to Print - Unprotected)

• QST 'QRP Power' Column K2 Impressions by K7SZ (April 2001) (ARRL Member site -  password required.)

• QST ARRL First Looks: The Elecraft K2 SSB/CW HF Transceiver Kit (ARRL Member site -  password required)

• Der K2 - ein Traum in821 Teilen (German DARC Review)

• DARC (DL) K1 Review

• YO HE CONSTRUIDO MI K2 (Del CQ EA Mag)   (.pdf, 133 KB),  por EA3BLQ)

• An Outdoorsman's View of the K2 N7XJ

• Close-in dynamic range comparison: K2 vs. "big rigs" (KC1SX)

• K2 Receive Perfomance Versus the 'MP' (W5YA)

• K2 'Real World' Receive Performance (N7CQR)

• K2 Detailed Builder / User Review (G0UKB)  

• K1 on the Air From France!(F6GKQ)
• K1 #474 On the Air! (K6RXL)
• K1 completed by new builder (K4IA)
• K1 New Builder: "Its Alive!" (K1LI)
• My K2 is my link to the world when sailing via Pactor (KC0HKM)
• K2 in, Omni VI out
• K2 SSB Notes, Elecraft Support (AC4HF)
• K2 Canadian Chow Mein (N7RR) (picture)
• K2 on 160M - DX Mojo!(KJ5TF)
• K2 First Impressions in Europe (DL2FI)
• K2 in Contest Conditions(DL2FI)
• K2 TX Measurements (DL2FI)
• KI6DS K2 Builder Review
• Using the K2 as an IF rig for Moonbounce (W3SZ)
• New Ham builds a K2! (K6JMB)
• Getting back into Ham Radio with the K2. (KC2FLM)
• SSB on the K2 (AC6KW)
• K2 Builder Notes (WE6W)
• SSB Comments (KI7Q)
• K2 Lab Measurements (VE7CTW)
• A note to first time builders contemplating the K2, by N1OKL
• The 'K' in K2 stands for Killer! (N0RC)
• K2 on the Air in the UK. (G4APO)
• It doesnt look (or perform) like a 'kit'! (WD4ET)
• K2 Demo on a small loop antenna! (K8FF)
• K2 Ramblings (WB8IJN - Nils R. Young)
• K2: From Parts to DX! A full report. (AC4HF)
• Working the K2 from KL7 (KL7H)
• K2 On Air First Impressions (AB7CE)
• K2 Building and Support Impressions(AC4HF)
• K2 On the Air Impressions (AC4HF)
• K2 Heard on the Air! (WJ2V)
• K2 On the Air (AC6KW)
• K2 up and running < Heathkit Reflector> (W3DX)
• Working DX with the K2 (KR5L)
• K2 comments (AE4IC)
• K2 Building Comments (KA1AXY)
• More K2 Comments (KA1AXY)
• My K2 Works!! - .jpg picture (KA1AXY)
• K2 up and Running (K8IDN)
• K2 Notes (KG2NO)
• K2 up and running (KR5L)
• K2 Builder Status Report (W0VT)
• My K2 now on the air! (W3FPR) 
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