I placed an order for a KH1 on October 20, when the shipping date was "4-6 weeks". Today is the 8th week with a new projected shipping date of mid-January.A big justification for placing the order was the anticipated ease of taking the tiny rig on a late December cruise and operating from one or two ports, or from the ship itself (we have a balcony cabin).Subsequent activity with the rig would be
I don't particularly care for the KH1's sidetone for two reasons:First of all, it sounds terrible and I find it to be reminiscent of a code practice oscillator I built as a kid.Second, there is no way to zero-beat a station based on how their pitch relates to your own sidetone.Neither of these reasons matter too much - the KH1 is a utilitarian radio designed for a specific purpose - quick