[Elecraft] DSP and the K2 (was Comparing the K2 to other RIGs)

Sat Nov 30 18:08:00 2002

I am amazed at how many people love the cs speaker system. i purchased one
shortly after they were put on the market. I found mine to perform poorly
reducing not only background noise but receive audio as well and placing a
waterly echo on it. after a few months the unit would work only when it had
a mind to. I contacted the company only to be treated by the lady that
answered the telephone like she was doing me  a favor to even take my call.
Anyway I wrote off the cs speaker as a piece of crap and actually ended up
tossing it in the trash can. Please no flames I am just telling the group of
my experiences with this speaker and the company, mine may have be a
isolated experience but several of the same comments were found on eham at
one time
ken w8ob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave White" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] DSP and the K2 (was Comparing the K2 to other RIGs)


> Ed (W5EJ) wrote ...
>
> I tried my ClearSpeech once and was favorably impressed at the
> additional noise reduction, but not enough to go buy a third CS just for
> the K-2.  I agree that the K2's selectivity and low noise made the CS
> less of an advantage, though it was still an impressive improvement.
> Also, be aware that the CS's current drain is more than the whole K-2
> receiver, some 400 ma as I recall ...
>
>
> It sounds like our experiences are the same Ed.  I agree that the
> current consumption is high; it seems to be a characteristic of all DSPs
> that I have seen.  As I use my DSP exclusively for base operations, the
> current consumption is not an issue. Perhaps if Elecraft get into the
> DSP business, they can work on the current consumption problem (along
> with the surface mount construction that seems prevalent in existing
> units).
>
> Regards
>
> Dave
> VE6DRW
> K2 S/N 2171
>
>
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