[Elecraft] RE: Does anyone miss passband tuning, audio notch on K2?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Rod is ABSOLUTELY right.... Adjusting the passband with the "main
tuning" will change the beat note.

I forgot that other "handy" control that is NO longer available on our
"modern" rigs... That is a BFO frequency control! 

We used to be able to set the passband wherever we wanted, THEN
independenty adjust the BFO for the desired pitch to suit our
preferences...

How "limited" our rigs have become as they have gotten "better" over the
years <G>. 

Don't get me wrong! There was nothing to match the steep slopes,
ultimate stop-band attenuation or dynamic range available even in
run-of-the-mill factory-built rigs today, much less the K2! A LOT has
improved,  and it's improved immensly. 

My comments are strictly in regards the the flexibility that existed in
tuning in a signal, setting notches and adjusting the passband to kill
QRM, etc. Over the past 25+ years modern designs are slowly drifting
back to the functionality that was "standard" 40 years ago! 

Ron AC7AC
K2 # 1289


> On the K2, you just put it in SPLIT and crank the Tuning knob to
center
> your passband where you want it.
>

Doing this will alter the tone of the received signal....

73, Rod N0RC
Elecraft CC: 1.5 of 100, started 05-Jan-2003