[Elecraft] Rx comparison test with the K2

[Rod N0RC]

Folks,

I have a K2 and a Icom 746pro. I find the DSP noise reduction of the
746pro helpful when QRN is bad (usually 30 & 40m). The K2 is my
primary rig for CW work, which is about 95% of my radio activity. In
my case, with an attic antenna I can hear little difference between
the two when it comes to receiving weak signals.

The 746pro is a dandy piece of test equipment, you never know when
you might need a 100W signal generator, to send a signal half way
around the world! ;-) The Icom is also used on 2m to access local
repeaters, 6m CW & PSK, WX reports, and listening to Rockies
baseball on AM 850.

73,  Rod N0RC

----- Original Message -----
From: "K7FD N7SG" <k7fd@hotmail.com>
To: <ed@juge.org>; <dlrwild1@voicenet.com>;
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rx comparison test with the K2


> I concur with Ed's findings. I have the ProII here and find it is
'just
> another radio', nothing special. The K2 is still the rig I go to
when I need
> ESP instead of DSP. On the weakest of signals, the K2's mojo comes
to the
> rescue...
>
> 73 John K7FD K2/586
>
>
> >From: "Ed Juge/NM" <ed@juge.org>
> >
> >Hi, Bob...
> >
> >I wouldn't say "detailed," but I've done A/B testing against my
756PRO any
> >number of times.  They're very close but I have seen a handfull
of cases in
> >which a difficult to copy SSB signal --either due to weak signal
or strong
> >nearby QRM-- was copyable on the K2 and not on the PRO.  So far,
never the
> >other way around.
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Wilderman" <dlrwild1@voicenet.com>
>
> >Anyone in the Elecraft Reflector group do a detailed comparison
test of the
> >K2 vs. the ICOM 756 PROII, ICOM 746, ICOM 746 PRO or YAESU
FT-1000MP MKV
> >Field?