I'm in the same boat as you and my choice was made over a year ago. I will be getting a K3. The K3 is a little bit better than the O2 in specs but the thing that swings it for me is the fantastic Elecraft support. I think I read on the reflector that the O2's firmware hasn't been updated in over a year. How many K3 updates have been sent out this last year?
As for the K3 vs. K2 question, K3 has the better receiver although the K2 can put to shame some of the mid level rigs being sold today. K3 is an all mode TX/RX where the K2 is CW/SSB. The K2 has much lower power consumption than the K3 owing to it's design as a QRP rig and lack of bells and whistles. I like to think that comparing the K2 to the K3 is like comparing the Kenwood TS-520 to the Kenwood TS-830 of yore. Bert Craig wrote: > Was Conway's question ever adequately explored/answered? As a current K2/100 > (& K1) owner and prospective buyer of a K3, I'd love to hear the opinions of > those who already own both rigs. The Ten-Tec Orion II is also on the table > with regard to my anticipated 2010 present to myself. (My off-duty > commanding officer has already approved the purchase - hihi.) HNY to all. > Take care es... > > Vy 73 de Bert > WA2SI > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Conway Yee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:02 PM > To: Vic K2VCO > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is the K2 old technology > > "In what sense does the K3 outperform the K2?" > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- R. Kevin Stover ACØH ______________________________________________________________ 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
