RE: [Elecraft] What makes K2's SSB performance less impressive thanonCW ?

2006-08-14 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Two things conspired to cause trouble with early K2 SSB. Steve touched on one of them about variations in crystals. The original K2 SSB filter was purposely designed to be as narrow as possible to give the signal more punch, especially for weak-signal/QRP operation. The narrower the bandwidth of

RE: [Elecraft] What makes K2's SSB performance less impressive thanonCW ?

2006-08-14 Thread David Toepfer
Is the Kenwood MC-43S hand mic still one of the top recommendations as a hand mic that fits these requirements? --- Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As Don pointed out, it is true that the K2 requires a fairly high output microphone. ___

RE: [Elecraft] What makes K2's SSB performance less impressive thanonCW ?

2006-08-14 Thread David Toepfer
What would be a similarly qualified desk mic recommendation? --- David Toepfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the Kenwood MC-43S hand mic still one of the top recommendations as a hand mic that fits these requirements? --- Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As Don pointed out, it is

RE: [Elecraft] What makes K2's SSB performance less impressive thanonCW ?

2006-08-13 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike, Slight correction. The old SSB stock filter width was 2.2kHz, but the capacitors for the 2.4kHz width has been shipped standard with the KSB2 for a long time now. For those who prefer the even wider 2.6 kHz width filter, Elecraft offers a set of capacitors to make the change. In any case,