I must have stepped back into the dark ages! I just sold all my modern (big three makes) stuff and my shack now consists only of a K2/100 and a KAT100 and a K1 for when I feel like getting out of the shack.
I tried all sorts of modern high end feature rich rigs with DSP/NR and all sorts of other variants and I felt it was just distorting what I was listening to. Please don't take that last comment as an excuse to drag out the pros and cons of each... I totally get that to some ears DSP is great and to others its not something enjoyable to listen to. Of the few little issues I've had with my K1 and K2 for things I wasn't able for figure out myself a quick email to support always returned a friendly reply with the help I needed, they genuinely do want to get you up and running when you have any issues. I think that's really good after sales service! On top of this, I like reading the emails on this group, mostly since they are K3 and computer related things they are not of great interest to me, but the ones that have a technical content (or K1/K2 realted) I find really interesting and I've either been reminded of something, or as in a lot of cases I've expanded my knowledge by reading the posts here. What I really like is that so many people chime into a subject and you get a broad range of solutions or views. Don't fall for the first answer that google happens to throw your way! Anyway, just felt like sharing my recent thoughts and experiences on the subject. 73, Cameron AF7DK ________________________________ From: Elecraft <[email protected]> on behalf of lmarion <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2017 4:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Support Maybe its just about the most fun I had as a QRP OP. Bought a K2 that did not exist yet. Anxiously waited months for the bags of parts to build what I was sure was going to be the ultimate QRP kit of all time. You worked with Wayne directly if you had a problem. Now that I own the complete K-line and every radio Elecraft has made, and most of the board kits, the K2 experience was the most fun of my QRP days. Thanks Elecraft for that. Leroy, AB7CE , K2 SN 40 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Rogers Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft Support Does anyone remember the good old days, back when the K2 was king, you would call support and would be routed to an engineer or perhaps in the case of the DSP2, Lyle himself? I remember developing a real friendship with a guy out west, who worked from his home. Eventually we shared phone numbers. Or you would turn to the back of the K2 manual and there find the complete schematics and chapter 9, "Circuit Details"? Yeah, I know, those were the days of thru-hole kits, solder smoke, and, "gee I wish I had not done that", when you lifted a trace and had to break out the blue wire to make things right again. Things were better then....those really were the good old days...things were more personal then..... Jim, W4ATK Licensed: General Class Sept 1953 K2, K-Line ______________________________________________________________ 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]
