David, I've been an SO2R operator for several years with a pair of IC-765s and completely agree with other's SO2R sentiments. I sold those 765s with the idea of replacing them with the much better receiver specs in 2 K2/100s. I just built my first K2 (#4687) and gave it a good work out in the 160M contest this past weekend (475 Qs and 62 Mults). I WILL be getting another one in the next few months to complete my SO2R station. Once you get used to hearing one band in your left ear and another band in your right ear, the SO2R concept is that you can effectively increase your score by calling CQ on one band while "hunting and pouncing" on a second band. You can be your own multiplier or added QSO hunter. I have another idea that may be possible with 2 K2s; diversity reception and panoramic reception. Admittedly, both of these concepts caught my interest in the TenTec Orion, but you can buy 2 K2s and still have enough change left over for a weekend vacation. I really am fascinated by these Orion features and I think it might be possible to achieve with 2 K2s, however, I am not technically competent enough to go much farther than concept with this idea. My understanding is that the PLLs would need to be exactly synced or both rigs would need to run off a single PLL before either of these could be correctly implemented. Maybe someone technically oriented has a thought on this. Bob K5WA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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