radio founded 1998 headquarters aptos california u.s. website elecraft elecraft inc. is an american manufacturer of amateur radio equipment and kits based in aptos california . it was founded in 1998 by wayne burdick and eric swartz . 1 the company s first product was the k2 transceiver which was first prototyped in october 1997 . 2 the company is most notable for the elecraft k3 high performance hf transceiver a 32 bit dsp based radio covering hf plus the 6 meter vhf band and the 160m mf band introduced in 2008 . the reception of the k3 was overwhelmingly positive with a comprehensive review in qst stating that the k3 in any of the available configurations provides a high performance modular and expandable transceiver that can fill the needs of almost anyone looking for an hf and 6 meter transceiver for home station or portable use . 3 at the time of its introduction the k3 received the highest sherwood engineering ranking of any amateur radio receiver . 4 elecraft s product lineup includes a range of qrp cw transceivers the k2 and k3 all mode 100w transceiver kx3 portable 160m 2m transceiver linear power amplifiers two panadapters and a range of accessories including antenna tuners and signal generators . many elecraft products are available both as kits and as ready built units . all offer expansion options . one k3 option the k144xv adds a 10 watt 2m internal transceiver . the kx3 can accommodate a single internal vhf transverter module . the kx3 2m adds the 2m band and the kx3 4m adds 4m band both with 2.5 watt output . the 2m module receives 120 165 mhz and transmits on the 2m ham band . the 4m module covers 65 72 mhz . sensitivity gradually falls off outside the ham bands though the 2m module is capable of receiving 162 mhz weather band stations and 120 mhz airport tower am . 5 the kx3 transceiver is a portable software defined radio sdr transceiver with a full featured knob and button interface . although it is an sdr transceiver it does not require a computer connection . 6 the company s well regarded k line consists of the k3 transceiver the kpa500 500w power amplifier the kat500 automatic antenna tuner and the p3 panadapter . 7 also the p3svga add on to the p3 to display the panadapter data on a large screen and the w2 hf vhf uhf wattmeter are sometimes considered part of the k line . most recently elecraft has introduced the kx line consisting of the kx3 transceiver the px3 panadapter and the kxpa100 100w power amplifier . 8 in 2015 elecraft introduced the k3s transceiver as a direct replacement for the k3 transceiver . the k3s is a redesign of the k3 and includes the following new or upgraded features 1 ultra low noise synthesizer 2 second preamp preamp 2 3 multiple attenuation levels 4 dual computer ports usb and rs232 5 kat3a option now includes bypass relay 6 redesigned speaker amplifier 7 fast transmit receive switching 8 extended coverage includes 630 and 2200 meter bands and 9 enhanced look and feel . most of these improvements can be back fitted to an older k3 . 9 contents 1 partial list of products 1.1 amateur radio transceivers hf mf vhf 1.2 amateur radio remote 1.3 antenna tuner hf 1.4 linear power amplifiers 1.5 panadapter 1.6 transverters vhf uhf 1.7 signal source 2 references 3 external links partial list of products edit amateur radio transceivers hf mf vhf edit k1 hf transceiver k2 hf mf transceiver k3 hf mf 6m transceiver k3s hf mf 6m transceiver kx1 hf transceiver kx2 hf transceiver kx3 hf mf vhf transceiver amateur radio remote edit k3 0 mini antenna tuner hf edit kat100 hf antenna tuner kat500 hf antenna tuner t1 hf antenna tuner linear power amplifiers edit kpa500 500w hf 6m amplifier kxpa100 100w hf 6m amplifier panadapter edit p3 panadapter px3 panadapter transverters vhf uhf edit xv50 6m vhf transverter kx3 4m 4m vhf transverter xv144 2m vhf transverter k144xv 2m vhf transverter kx3 2m 2m vhf transverter xv222 1.25 m vhf transverter xv432 70cm uhf transverter 10 signal source edit xg2 3 band test oscillator xg3 rf signal source xg50 50mhz signal source 11 references edit elecraft . about elecraft . retrieved 11 march 2012 . wayne burdick . elecraft history . retrieved 2014 07 13 qst january 2009 . elecraft k3 100 hf and 6 meter transceiver pdf . american radio relay league . retrieved 12 march 2012 . sherwood engineering inc. receiver test data . retrieved 12 march 2012 . kx3 2m kx3 4m faq . retrieved 2014 10 18 . thomas witherspoon . review of the elecraft kx3 world class transceiver superb shortwave receiver . fred cady . k line introduction . retrieved 2014 06 09 . qso today . a conversation with n6kr . retrieved 2014 10 09 . qrznow.com . new elecraft k3s . elecraft xv series transverters . retrieved 2014 05 30 elecraft mini module kits . external links edit elecraft inc. website qst magazine website american radio relay league wikimedia commons has media related to elecraft . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title elecraft & oldid 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