Hello Julian, Yes, I agree with you. Elecraft is very clever in segment the market to suit different market demand.
Although I do not always clap my hands for K3, K2 is definitely the best choice for portable use. Upon replacing the Lead acid battery in the KBT2 with Li-Po cells, the K2 is now very light weight and can be operated for loooong time. It is the greatest portable rig when compared with the others. In the past, I asked whether K2 was good for ARES. Now, I would say that it is good for QRP ARES operation. Just throw up a piece of wire of about 30 feet and press the tune bottom and let the KAT2 tune. After that, you are on air. Trouble free and no headache. Just Excellent. 73 Johnny Siu VR2XMC ________________________________ 寄件人﹕ "Julian, G4ILO" <julian.g4...@gmail.com> 收件人 elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 三, 10月 14, 2009 8:50:24 PM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] [K2] has the k2 a future? juergen piezo wrote: > > I would think that the phase noise limitations of the K2's design would > limit its appeal. > I don't think most people looking at the K2 are that concerned about state of the art performance. The K2's main qualities are small size, low weight and low power consumption which make it an ideal portable radio. It is superior in many respects to the many small mobile/portable rigs like the IC706 series, FT-897 etc. that many hams on a budget use as base stations, which performance limitations in many respects worse than the K2. For many years at the start of this decade people used to say what a great receiver the K2 had. I don't think the phase noise limitations, whatever they are, are such a big deal for most prospective users. For those it does matter to, there is the K3. > I would be more interested in a K3-Junior > [snip] > What you listed there looks more like a spec of a K4 to me. ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html Yahoo!香港提供網上安全攻略，教你如何防範黑客! 請前往 http://hk.promo.yahoo.com/security/ 了解更多! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
