I highly recommend the SideKX side panels and covers. They are much more robust that other look-a-like products out there.
Excellent customer service, and a great product lineup, including the heat sinks. I have SideKX for both my KX2 and KX3. I’m sure they’ve saved my radios more than once. 73, Bill > On Jul 16, 2025, at 2:19 PM, Julia Tuttle via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I second the recommendation for the SideKX side panels and covers -- to me > they're an incredibly sensible upgrade to protect the investment of a KX3 > (or PX3, or KX2). > > 73, > > Julie > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM Dave New, N8SBE via Elecraft < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Can't hurt. I have the kit that replaced both ends, one end adds a heat >> sink, and gives 'handles' that help protect the knobs and display from a >> fall, etc. Then the plastic cover that snaps into the handles. Works >> well. >> >> I run FT8 and Winlink VARA (which if you are sending a message has an >> even longer transmit cycle than FT8 on weak signals) and it seems to do >> OK. >> >> Keep it out of the sun, that helps, too. >> >> 73, >> >> -- Dave, N8SBE, Hamshack Hotline 550-0971, HamsOverIP 101018, >> AmateurWire 1348 >> >> 2025-07-16 15:25, Larry Boekeloo via Elecraft wrote: >>> I recently acquired a KX2 and use it on CW only. >>> >>> I noticed that it does get warm. Are the aftermarket heat sinks >>> needed? >>> >>> Larry KN8N >>> Kalamazoo Michigan >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
