[Elecraft] Future elecraft projects

Sun Aug 31 19:03:00 2003

I find that, for cw work, the K2 is my rig of choice. I enjoy using my PRO2
for SSB rag chews or when I want full and pleasant RX/TX audio. For SSB DX,
both the K2/100 and the PRO2 can give me the punch I need.

One feature that I do miss when operating the K2 is the PRO2's DW with
adjustable, mixed audio from both VFOs. Combined with the scope, in a
pile-up split, it is very easy to follow where the DX station is listening
and to jump a bit ahead for the next call (Yeah, I can be lazy).

However, features and stats aside, there is something to be said for the
satisfaction to be gained from getting that rare one on a rig I've built
myself. The Pro2 just can't get near that one....

Scott
AG4KU

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Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 4:30 PM
To: George, W5YR; elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Future elecraft projects

At 15:33 30/08/2003, George,  W5YR wrote:
>One must be careful about confusing stats with suitability for the task and
>overall performance. The K2 has some specs that are numerically superior to
>my PRO2, but overall the PRO2 can deal with much more severe QRM and QRN
>conditions plus offer semi-infinitely better IF filtering, so overall for
>me, the PRO2 is the more desirable radio.

I Also have a PRO2 but Unlike W5YR I find that my K2 easily outperforms it
for CW reception under difficult conditions, especially under crowded
contest conditions or on the low bands.
There are plenty of occasions when I can hear stuff on the K2 that I can't
hear nearly as well on the pro2. I have matrix Switching on my antennas so
it is really easy to try both radios on the same antenna. This is a
demonstration I gladly provide for Shack visitors!
My K2 has had pretty much all the mods done and I have aligned it very
carefully using good test equipment so it is performing about as well as a
K2 can.

My main observation is that, yes the PRO2 has tighter filters with much
better skirts BUT I also hear more Junk on the PRO2 when things get
crowded, when things aren't crowded you don't need the tight filters anyway.

  The PRO2 is a good receiver and certainly has nice features. For SSB the
PRO2 is better than the K2 but since I mainly operate CW the K2/100 is now
the primary rig in this shack since if you can't hear them you can't work
them.

I also hate the Full break in keying on the pro2 but that's another story.

73
Brendan EI6IZ
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Brendan Minish
   [email protected]
PGP key available from key servers  wwwkeys.pgp.net

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