{"id":29324,"date":"2017-11-24T08:52:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T12:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29324"},"modified":"2017-11-24T08:52:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T12:52:14","slug":"radio-deal-elecrafts-black-friday-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/radio-deal-elecrafts-black-friday-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Deal: Elecraft&#8217;s &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29325\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg 1019w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday-768x374.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday-624x304.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;ve been considering an Elecraft transceiver, you might want to take a gander a the discounts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elecraft.com\/BlackFriday.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elecraft has posted for Black Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two of my favorite portable transceivers are in the sale:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0KX2 Transceiver + FREE MH3 Microphone ($699.95 US)<\/li>\n<li>The KX3 Transceiver (modular kit) + FREE MH3 Microphone ($874.95 US)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx3-a-world-class-transceiver-superb-shortwave-receiver\/\">Click here to read our review of the Elecraft KX3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx2-general-coverage-qrp-transceiver\/\">the KX2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Elecraft has discounted almost all of their product line and a few packages. The sale includes free ground shipping and an Elecraft hat with each Black Friday order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elecraft.com\/BlackFriday.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view the sale on Elecraft&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been considering an Elecraft transceiver, you might want to take a gander a the discounts Elecraft has posted for Black Friday. Two of my favorite portable transceivers are in the sale: The\u00a0KX2 Transceiver + FREE MH3 Microphone ($699.95 US) The KX3 Transceiver (modular kit) + FREE MH3 Microphone ($874.95 US) \u00a0Click here to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3],"tags":[2034,5083,2547],"class_list":["post-29324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","tag-elecraft","tag-elecraft-kx2","tag-elecraft-kx3"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7CY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22375,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/holiday-deals-elecrafts-black-friday-event\/","url_meta":{"origin":29324,"position":0},"title":"Holiday Deals: Elecraft&#8217;s Black Friday event","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been thinking about pulling the trigger on an Elecraft transceiver, now may be a good time. Elecraft is throwing in free accessories and free shipping on a few of their products. Here's their full Black Friday advertisement: Even if you aren't a ham, you might consider an Elecraft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Deals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Deals","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/deals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"elecraft-kx3-radioaustralia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30516,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/a-25-upgrade-for-the-elecraft-kx2\/","url_meta":{"origin":29324,"position":1},"title":"A $25 upgrade for the Elecraft KX2","author":"Thomas","date":"January 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many of you know I'm quite a fan of the Elecraft KX2. I take this little transceiver along almost any time I travel. Not only is it a full-featured ham radio transceiver, but it's also an exceptional shortwave broadcast receiver. The KX2 is a quality US-built rig (like all of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elecraft-KX2-no-encoder-knob-angle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elecraft-KX2-no-encoder-knob-angle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elecraft-KX2-no-encoder-knob-angle.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elecraft-KX2-no-encoder-knob-angle.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18871,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/the-elecraft-kx2-a-fit-in-your-pocket-size-transceiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":29324,"position":2},"title":"The Elecraft KX2 : a &#8220;Fit-In-Your-Pocket size&#8221; transceiver","author":"Thomas","date":"May 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I own the Elecraft KX3, Elecraft K2 and the Elecraft KX1, I'm excited to see that Elecraft has announced\u00a0a new addition to their product line:\u00a0the Elecraft KX2. Elecraft will feature the KX2\u00a0at Four Days In May (FDIM) and the Dayton Hamvention. I am attending vendor's night at FDIM and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"On my way this morning to FDIM and the Dayton Hamvention.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160518_061916620_HDR.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160518_061916620_HDR.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160518_061916620_HDR.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160518_061916620_HDR.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18901,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/photos-of-the-new-elecraft-kx2\/","url_meta":{"origin":29324,"position":3},"title":"Photos of the new Elecraft KX2","author":"Thomas","date":"May 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the benefits of being an inside exhibitor at the Dayton Hamvention is the ability to visit with vendors and exhibitors on Thursday, prior to all of the traffic that happens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Elecraft's booth is always epically busy during the Hamvention--and this year will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Elecraft-KX2-2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29329,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/swling-on-the-coast-with-the-elecraft-kx2-and-pk-loop\/","url_meta":{"origin":29324,"position":4},"title":"SWLing on the coast with the Elecraft KX2 and PK Loop","author":"Thomas","date":"November 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I purchased the Elecraft KX2 last year, I find I do almost as much SWLing with it as I do ham radio activity. The KX2 is actually a brilliant shortwave broadcast receiver--check out these audio samples. It's incredibly sensitive, selective and outperforms all of my portables. 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It\u2019s not every day that I get exciting news about the production of a new radio. It was two days before the 2016 Dayton Hamvention--the day before the Four Days in May QRP conference--as I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"elecrat-kx2-review","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elecrat-KX2-Review-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elecrat-KX2-Review-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elecrat-KX2-Review-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}