[Elecraft] Drake twins quiet compatred to K2?

Sun Dec 29 21:37:06 2002

Hi Tim,

I find this comment curious since the K2 is very quiet and has virtually no
digital noise in the RX. In addition we are not DSP based so we do not
suffer from the high noise floor issues in many DSP based rigs. 

I have operate a lot of tube rigs, including the Drake rigs and the Collins.
they were fine radios for their time, but the RX in the K2 is generally more
sensitive and quieter.

73, Eric  WA6HHQ
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[email protected] wrote:
> 
> Hi folks -
> In doing some exploring about vintage radios, I had one fellow tell me that
> he traded his K2 for a really nice Drake C-line pair (the twins). He said
> the quietness of the tube receiver compared to digital noise in the K2 was
> amazing. My question is this: were the tube rigs by default quieter than the
> solid state rigs and now the DSP rigs? I've never operated a tube radio and
> am curious.
> Thanks and 73/Tim NZ7C
> 
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