[Elecraft] Comparison of the K2 to the Ten Tec Orion in Europe RF environment

[Charles Greene]

Stuart,

Nice report.  I don't want to detract anything from the evaluation that 
DJ0IP and DL8OH made; However, they made a point of how high steep 
the  learning curve for the Orion was.  I would just like to note that the 
K2 has a learning curve too, to operate it to get the best performance.  In 
particular, if you do not have the CW filters optimized (by the use of 
Spectrogram), or use the best filters for the task at hand, you can lose 
many dB of signal.  Earl, who probably knows how to operate the K2 to best 
advantage, had contrary results when conducting head to head comparisons 
between the Orion and the K2.

Nice to note that the best receivers are of US design.

At 03:36 PM 11/25/2003, Stuart Rohre wrote:
>Folks, this is one of the best reviews and head to head tests I have seen.
>
>The K2 comes off a lot better than another import ; although the far more
>expensive Orion shines best of all.  But, what a tribute to the designers of
>the K2 that they can go head to head to a much more complicated/ expensive
>radio!
>www.bavarian-contest-club.de/reviews/orion_on_the_air_test_v2.pdf
>
>-Stuart
>K5KVH
>
>
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73, Chas,  W1CG
K2 462b, 3571