I just completed a K2 and the KPA100. Sincere thanks to Don and others who answered my questions, and to Scott at Elecraft who was very quick to resolve a couple parts issues for me. So I decided to run it in the VA QSO party this weekend as its first serious on-air test.
I used the rig for CW operating and some SSB listening for openings only (SSB module not installed yet). The rig works extremely well. The receiver is great, as many here already know. The memory keyer is a wonderful addition to my station. The standard CW and SSB filters did a fine job for me, and RIT and tuning functions were fine (smooth and comfortable). I only had one minor issue and one issue that I will need to resolve. The minor issue is that the stand is too high to use if you are constantly tuning the bands. A "center" position would be helpful. The big issue for me is one that we discussed before. The fan is terribly loud. In a CW contest it runs almost full time. I don't know how some people can say it does not annoy them. I couldn't operate SSB with this fan running in the shack. I don't want to start another long fan discussion, but I can't ignore this. I will try some of the fan fixes that have been suggested here. 73, Tom KG3V _______________________________________________ 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
