[Elecraft] Comparing the K2 to other RIGs

[Eddy Avila]

James....man talk about bursting my bubble!!! HI....as much as I dearly want 
to buy a new K2/100 kit I can't fool myself all the time...I picked up an 
older ICOM 751A a year ago and the receiver on this thing is damn near 
bullet-proof! With a 500hz 455kc CW filter, PBT and notch tuning I can 
eliminate just about any interference I wish to eliminate and work what I 
want to work!

So....as much as I'm convinced the Elecraft K2 is one of the best rigs out 
there, my ol' 751A ain't that far behind and except for the noise floor 
being kinda high it does what I want....S I G H!!

73...ed


>From: "James R. Duffey" <jamesd1@flash.net>

>In my experience, the now long discontinued TS-850 with 400 Hz CW filters 
>in
>both IFs has a receiver comparable to the K-2 and should serve as a good
>comparision rig. At the price of used TS-850s, $700 or so, they are good
>value. Unfortunately, the ARRL testers did not perform the 5 kHz close in
>strong signal testing in those days. In my opinion, the two receivers are
>comparable and after I listened to the two, my interest in the K-2 solely 
>as
>a step up in receive capability waned considerably.
>
>Good audio DSPs can be had rather cheaply these days, the Timewave-59+ and
>NIR-12 are going for $100 to $125 used. They provide most, if not all the
>functionality that one needs. The advantages of implementing the DSP in the
>last - low frequency IF does not seem to me to be worth the price of a new
>rig. I understand the advantages of having filtering in the AGC loop, but
>implementing it in the last IF brings up all sorts of issues with what
>happens to the strong signals in previously filtering.
>
>Just my $0.02 worth. - Dr. Megacycle KK6MC/5
>--
>James R. Duffey KK6MC/5
>Cedar Crest, NM   DM65


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