[Elecraft] K1 & K2 Rx question

Wed Jan 1 06:42:06 2003

Tim wrote:
>He said that the K2 was designed so that while the K2 is actually
receiving, in effect, all potential digital "noise sources" >within the rig
are momentarily turned off - thus allowing for a very quiet receiver.

Hi Tim,

I dunno about the K1 digital switchoff functionality, but I can confirm that
my K1 is more sensitive and quieter on the ears than my vintage rigs -
HW-101, HW-16 (and my TS-140S which I don't talk about a lot - I mostly use
it as a bench signal generator).

The only receiver I have that is close to the K1 is a Muzhuo (now branded as
Jim?) 20 Meter QRP unit which I think is a single superhet rx.

Admittedly my old valve  gear isn't in pristine condition, but I spent a lot
of time last year restoring the HW-101 and HW-16's.

My only issues with the K1:

1. Lack of backlighting on the readout. One day soon I'll investigate
putting some leds in at the back of the display to see what happens..

2. The internal battery retrofit really needs a little plug and socket to
disconnect the fitting when you need to get inside the rig to fiddle and
remove boards.

Regards,

Tony
G7IGG

----- Original Message -----
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 & K2 Rx question

> Hi folks -
> When I recently asked about tube rugs vrs modern rigs I received an
interesting response from one owner. I think I have paraphrased this
correctly. If not, maybe someone could clarify. My question is this: is the
K1 designed to do this very same thing in receive as the K2? Thanks and
73/Tim NZ7C
>
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