I still like my K2, but I am very happy with the K3.
I had never gotten around to setting the K2 up to work digital modes,
or so I could use N1MM and send CW from the computer during a contest.
All those have already been done on the K3 in a short period of time.
In the past, I was often running with the pre-amp on in my K2, and
until I got lower impedance headsets, and kicked up the audio gain on
the DSP, I was always at a want for audio. I have yet to turn the AF
much above half on the K3, and the RF gain tends to stay at about 2
o'clock.
I can quickly and easily change the sidetone frequency if I like
without having to re-align the rig.
After most of a week of playing with the K3, last night (the bands
were noisy) I broke down and played with the NR. I haven't even
turned it on up to this point.
Before getting the K3, I could never of considered parting with the
K2. It will now be a travel rig. While it is now conceivable to part
with the K2, it would only be done to replace it with another K3.
Something I'm sure I won't be able to accomplish in the near future.
Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
K3/100 - S/N 766
"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will
never know."
Gary D Krause wrote:
Hi Bill,
That's a good point. I guess I didn't really think about that since
I've rarely noticed it. Both of my other HF rigs are from the 80's and
my K2 #6113 is the newest that I have. I'm use to fighting QRM. Hi!
Hi! To me, the K2 is way better than my other rigs. Now it makes me
wonder what I'm missing or perhaps I should say, not missing, when it
comes to QRM. I love to work weak signals and QRP. I did own Ten Tec
rig with DSP for a short time and then sold it before buying my K2. I
didn't like the DSP. If I had a radio that made it easier, I might get
bored with ham radio.
I keep looking at the K3 but, that little voice inside keeps telling me
to wait. I'm not sure why. I'm widowed, I have not children, I can
afford it, and if my xyl were still here, she would tell me to get it.
I think I've become my own worse enemy! Hi!
Gary, N7HTS
On Wed, 7 May 2008 09:09:05 -0700 (PDT)
Bill W4ZV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gary Krause N7HTS wrote:
It's funny you should post at this time. I don't have a K3 but, I was
looking at the test results on the Elecraft web site just yesterday.
I was
wondering how much difference there really is since the numbers are
pretty close.
Gary the numbers might be close at 5 kHz but the K2 (I have #4119) badly
falls apart at less than 5 kHz spacings. I remember the first time I
tried
using mine versus my Orion on 160m and it was a HUGE disappointment.
I was
listening to an extremely weak YA8G on 1814.0 and could not believe my
ears
when I began to hear W1AW code practice on 1817.5 leaking through from
3.5
kHz away. Check out the closer spaced test results by independent
testers
like Sherwood and ARRL.
Sherwood's IMD results at 2 kHz:
K2 S/N 1140 - 70 dB
K2 S/N 3170 - 80 dB
K3 (S/N in the 100s) - 95 to 101 dB (depending on XFIL)
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
The K2 is a great little rig but it's frankly out of its league when you
start prowling 160 for weak signals in the presence of very strong local
signals.
73, Bill W4ZV
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