[1000mp] Re: [Elecraft] K2 and Ten-Tec Orion

[Thomas Beltran]

> Unlike the DSP NR on all other such radios which have DSP tested here,
> the KDSP2 is the only one that seems to work effectively when using
> extremely narrow filters on CW.  The improvement is more noticeable on a
> noisy band such as 160m than it is on a quiet band such as 10m, but it
> even helps there.  On SSB, the KDSP2's performance is phenomenal, making
> weak SSB signals in the noise noticeably more copiable on the K2 than on
> the FT-1000MP.


I've found that on CW, my 599zx seems to do a better job than the dsp on the
Mark V, and on SSB, I use a little bit of dsp on the Mark V, and a little
(the aggressiveness is set to 1 or 2) on the 599zx.  On the digital modes,
the 599 is much better for controlling QRM than the Mark V.  However, for
short sessions, or casual listening, I just use the Mark V's dsp.

One thing that I have been using quite a bit lately, is the VRF.  After
reading the manual, I had the impression that the VRF was just for a
multi-transmitter station, as in a contest.  However, it can lower the S-7
noise here on 80 meters to zero.  The signals are also attenuated, but
usually much less than the noise; there is quite an increase in the SNR.
Unfortunately, it does not work on 60 meters, or bands above 20 meters.  It
does lower all the S-meter readings.  Tom W6EIJ