I agree with Jim, KL7CC. I recently completed the KSB2 module for my K2 (S/N
5995) and I also
use a Kenwood MC-43 hand mic. I even received unsolicited positive comments on
my TX
audio quality in a recent SSB contest that I participated in. I believe that
there may have been
some issues
Hello,
I would like some suggestions regarding getting a K2, or not.
I am new to Ham radio and just built a K1. So, as far as CW is concerned, I am
all set.
I also just built the 4-band module, and have the components to turn my other
board into an 80/17m.
So, getting a K2 for me would
Gil -
I am sure you will get other replies, but here's my 2-cents worth: I
have owned a K2 since about 2005, and while it is not my primary rig, I
have used it enough to get a good feel for how it stacks up when using
SSB. I use a Kenwood MC-43 hand microphone with the K2. I have also
On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:34:02 -0500, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Those are the pros and cons that I know about.
I'll add a few things.
1) The K2 with KSB2 is a bit low on transmit audio gain, so with
some mics, you may not get as much processing as in some other
rigs.
2) The K2 with KSB2 has a bit
Completed K2 s/n 6424 a few months back, am thinking of adding a KSB2
adapter kit I own. I've seen several threads indicating that the SSB
performance of the K2 with the adapter isn't very good. Would adding this
capability be worthwhile, or is leaving the K2 as CW only a better option?
73,
I've had my K2 (5705) for a couple of years, with the KSB2. Alignment is a
little tricky and it is important that it is done correctly, but I've had no
problems with it. I've made a good many contacts (been using CW more) and
have gotten some complements on the audio, so I think the bad
Curt,
I do not know which threads you are referring to. The K2 with the KSB2
is quite good with excellent carrier suppression and will provide an
audio passband consistent with the filter width you have installed on
the KSB2 board.
If you have the older 2.1 kHz filter width, the passband
I used and did some testing with original KSB2 and QRP mode. The SSB signal
is readable and useful although neither contest nor HiFi quality. While it
does not have RF processing, it has some compression to a degree that
outboard speech processors do not help any more. The narrow signal may be an
Mike,
I don't have an answer for you, but wanted to say I *think* I am
experiencing the same thing. I have an old Bird model 43 watt meter
hooked up - not at all the thing to be testing phone output with - and
see one unexpected thing. SSB sounds fine on my test rcvr on 40m and
80m, 100 W into
Ok, gang, please ignore my previous post and rack it up to simple
paranoia. I finished my 100 W stage Saturday, tried to make a few
QSOs Sunday and failed during the abysmal band condx. I felt
fairly sure I must've have messed up something while installing the
amp. *BUT* today after work I had
Hi,
I was trying to get my K2 on the air and am running into a bit of difficulty.
The K2 transmits fine on CW. The K2 receives fine on SSB (and CW), both USB
and LSB and the filters have been set up per the kit instructions. When I
depress the MH2 transmit button and speak into it, the
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