What's New
Here are the happenings in the W8FGU world!
Changes
in ordering W8FGU products
As we all know, prices have increased dramatically over
the past few years. I have not changed my prices in quite
sometime and trying to keep up with raw material price
changes as well as shipping costs has become very
challenging. Making changes in the PayPal platform I was
using was also becoming very tedious. I have decided to
abandon the PayPal platform and go with a Google form
ordering system for my products. The process will now be a
quoting system whereby you will fill out a form for the
products you want to purchase. I will then reply back with
an email invoice with the total costs including shipping
to your location. At this point, you may pay with a credit
or debit card or PayPal account. This will allow me to
keep up with all price changes in real time and provide
the most economical shipping. For most US orders, I will
be able to use USPS Ground Advantage to keep costs down
while still being able to track the shipment. I have also
discontinued the Test Bench Mini-Module enclosure line as
many of those mini modules are no longer available from
Elecraft. January 1, 2026
Servicing
most elecraft products
While I have been taking some orders over the past year, I
am formally announcing that I am now setup to service most
Elecraft products including their classic line of products
like the K2, K1 and KX1 as well as the KX Line and K4. I
will also service the KPA500 amp and KAT500 ATU. The only
products I am not setup to service at this point are the
K3(S) and KPA1500. I have procured much of the same test
equipment used by Elecraft techs at their HQ as well as
the testing software to test and calibrate their more
modern products. May 4, 2016
dust
cover for the brand new k-pod
I have sent a prototype to Elecraft for fit testing and as
soon as I get a working version up and running I will
offer it for sale. It will be very much like the KX3 and
PX3 dust covers and will sit on top of the face of the
K-Pod. I will not interfere with any of the attached
cables to the K-Pod. You'll just simply remove it and
start operating. More details to come...May 1, 2016
Redesigned
W1 enclosure tilt stand
I
have received a few reports of the velcro showing signs of
heavy wear after a few years of use on the tilt stand. So,
I redesigned the tilt stand without the velcro and
improved the sturdiness of the enclosure in the process. I
moved the hinge point from the bottom of the enclosure to
near the top. Rubber U-channel has been added to the
bottom edge of the tilt panel and the bottom of the
enclosure that really improves the stability of the entire
unit on most surfaces. The tilt angle is now held in place
by a shock cord loop and lock for angles from 90 to 40
degrees. The tilt stand easily folds flat to the enclosure
for storage and the shock cord can be wrapped around the
top of the stand to hold everything in place. I will offer an upgrade path to current users for $19.95 that will simply include the back half of the enclosure with the tilt stand. This will allow you to simply mount the front half with the W1 installed, to the new back half and stand. I will just need to know which version of the enclosure you have (Bottom Mount, Straight BNC, Top Mount, Right Angle BNC or Bottom Mount, Right Angle BNC).
