[CW] What is best CW transceiver??

[hank k8dd]

I agree with Joe - the K2 or K2/100 is probably the
best deal for the dollar.  Great on CW, pretty decent on
SSB, no bells and whistles, but you probably don't need
them!
The K3 is a little better receiver, a little better transmitter,
and a raft of bells and whistles --- but you pay for them!
QSK is not real great on the K2, but it is passable and it
is like QSK should be on the K3 (my opinion!).
And I probably turn the K3 on more than the K2, but
it's pretty close.  If you read the charts on both the 
Elecraft page and the Sherwood page, there is not much
reason to buy any of the other radios in the same price
class!

73    Hank    K8DD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe, aa4nn" <aa4nn at earthlink.net>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:13 PM
Subject: [CW] What is best CW transceiver??


> As a CW only OP I zeroed in on Ten-Tec
> years ago with the Century/21, followed
> in time by the Triton IV, Corsair II,
> Omni VI+ and a Pegasus just for grins.
> I learned of Ten-Tec quality and service.
> 
> Then in 2004 our DXpedition to Banaba
> T33C, would use Elecraft K2s and each
> team member would build his K2.  What
> an excellent radio that turned out to
> be, and it changed my thinking about
> that small company called Elecraft.
> I waited a long time for the K3.
> 
> The Corsair and Triton are on the shelf
> while the Omni VI+ and K3 are positioned
> so I can operate either and do A/B tests.
> Both have comparable filters but the K3
> is the best, and no ringing down to 50Hz.
> 
> While I am a lucky duck to have access to
> these fine radios, it is the K3 that gets
> turned on the most.
> 
> de Joe, aa4nn
> 
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