[Elecraft] New Keying Bandwidth Mod manual available

Vic Rosenthal [email protected]
Sun Feb 22 16:46:00 2004


Don Wilhelm wrote:

> The QRP K2 should have a signal that is just as broad as the amplified K2,
> so yes the mod should be useful at QRP levels too.

Except that it far fewer (possibly no) operators will be exposed to the 
clicks, since they are well down from the main signal to begin with.

> OTOH, a sharper keying envelope (hard keying) may make your signal more
> apparent on the band, and that may be an advantage for QRP operation.  Every
> QRP K2 operator will have to make an individual decision on that matter.

I don't think that this effect will be at all measurable, judging by the 
small amount of softening that the mod creates.

-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco