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. The company's first product was the K2 transceiver which was first prototyped in October 1997.

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". At the time of its introduction, the K3 received the highest Sherwood Engineering ranking of any amateur radio receiver.

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.