I had a TS850S and found it to be a good rig except I didn't like the QSK. I found the noise annoying enough that I used vox delay to key the rig. (I am CW only) I didn't know how good true QSK could be until I built a TenTec 1340 QRP rig. I found that I would rather use the 1340 than the Kenwood. So I sold the 850 and built the K2 and have never looked back. However, I am not a contester so I have not found either rig to be lacking in receiver dynamics. I understand both rigs have excellent receivers. I just don't have any way to test them on the air. My K2 does not say that there are no user serviceable parts inside and I don't have to send it back to the factory to have the battery replaced. The basic K2 doesn't even have a battery to keep the memories up. 73 - Rick - K7MW ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 1:08 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K2/100 Vs TS-850SAT RX perfomance?
> I am considering replacing my TS-850Sat with a K2/100 in the near future. There is nothing wrong with my 850, in fact I am very happy with it in general and really love the receiver performance. The area that I live in has a number of, AM, FM and TV stations within 3-10 miles and the rig exhibits very few images throughout the HF bands. BTW, my antenna is a huge loop tuned with a SGC SG-237 Smartuner. The main modes that I operate are PSK and SSB. > > My main reason for considering replacing the 850 is that it is becoming fairly old and I am worried that if any major boards fail that I will be unable to get it fixed in a few years. Plus the rig is loaded with almost every option available and I should get a good price for it on ebay. Another reason is that one day I would like to get into 6MT meteor scatter and I really like the way that Elecraft transverters integrate with the K2. BTW, is it easy to control an external VHF amp and a mast mounted switched preamp with a K2? > > So my primary question is how good of a receiver does the K2 have vs. the 850 and how well will it handle an environment with high RF levels? Also, how suitable of a rig is it for data modes (RTTY, PSK etc)? > > 73 > Zack > N8FNR > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ 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 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
