[Elecraft] K2 DC note modification

Mon Dec 16 19:43:26 2002

Eric is correct, it is possible to tell the keying characteristics of the
K2, and a few other rigs for that matter. Another possibility is that he has
a logging program and has records of previous QSO's with you and assumed you
were running the same rig.

-rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft" <[email protected]>
To: "Wilderman" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 DC note modification

> The other operator was probably giving you a compliment. I get positive
> comments about my K2 CW signal almost every time I use it on the air. We
> designed the K2's CW TX wave form to have what we felt was an ideal
> rise/fall time characteristic on each dot and dash transition. This makes
it
> sound extremely clean when someone hears your signal. I can also identify
> K2s on CW because I feel their characteristics are much more pleasant to
> listen to than most other rigs I hear. (Of course I'm a little biased..
;^)
>
> (By the way, the mod you are referring to is to the side tone and will not
> impact your transmit tone. On rigs with s/n 3000 and above we added some
> additional parts to roll off harmonic components in the K2s CW sidetone
> generator, making it a little smoother to listen to when you send.)
>
> 73, Eric  WA6HHQ
> Elecraft
>
>
> Wilderman wrote:
> >
> > I received a signal report from a ham the other day who knew I was using
a K2 before I even told him what radio I was using for QRP. Was he just
pulling my leg or was he on to something? Any help would be appreciated,
thanks.
> >
> > Bob Wilderman, K3SRO
> > [email protected]
> > K2  owner
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