Dave, Welcome and good luck with the K2. I just finished a basic K2 last week and am using it with a 6BTV. In fact the antenna is not well-tuned yet, no radials (but the ground pipe is probably in water), and I am not using a tuner. Just wanted to fire up the rig for testing, and I worked about 10 DX contest QSOs.
So I am sure it will work with your antenna. 73, Tom KG3V Quoting David Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi All.. > > Just introducing myself. I'll probably be around for awhile as I will > soon be ordering a K2. I built dozens of Heathkits back in the day and > I've built quite a few homebrew audio amps and guitar amps (mostly > vintage Fender and Marshall circuits). I have a fondness for tube gear > and I'm currently using vintage Heath ham gear (SB-301 rx, SB-401 tx > and SB-201 amp). The only modern rigs I've ever owned are the Yaesu > FT-100, FT-897 and FT-900. I wasn't overly impressed with any of them, > and I always seem to drift back to vintage tube gear. I recently > started reading up on QRP and I'm ready to try my hand at using low > power for a change. I've never done that. After much research for the > ideal QRP rig, it seems the K2 is the way to go. I figure any product > that can score 4.9/5.0 on eHam with 118 reviews must stand on merit > rather than hype. Plus, after following this reflector for a few weeks, > I can see that a very valuable user knowledge base exists. It's a > no-brainer. I'm really looking forward to building this rig and hearing > that remarkable receiver that everyone seems to be talking about. It > sure will be nice to work QSK CW without hearing those relays chatter. > I trust it will work well with my Hustler 6BTV vertical. > > I've made an agreement with the XYL that I will not put any new money > into my toys, so I must recycle. I have a Neumann studio mic on ebay > that should more than cover the cost of the K2. :-> > > 73, > > David Fleming W4SMT > > _______________________________________________ > 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
