[Elecraft] Do I need to upgrade my QRP-K2/ Clean Signals...

Tue Feb 24 14:23:01 2004

Hey Earl and All,

I gotta say, that if there are clicks in my signal, then they are WAY down.
Don NK6A lives a few blocks from me, and we both run our K2's at 5 watts
during contests. We can often hear each other on 40 meters during the QRP-L
Fox Hunt, but I've never noticed any clicks from his signal or he from mine,
and we have scrutinized each others signals in the past to see if there was
any negative products in the signals. He's 40 over S9 here, so I'd think
it'd be annoying as heck if this were the case, and vice versa. How far down
from the main signal are the clicks in a stock QRP K2? Another Ham Ernie
N6HY lives between us, so maybe we'll set up a test to see if he can hear
any negative byproducts...

I can see needing this at QRO, but I really don't think "I" need this mod at
5 watts. I never run the K2 at more than 5 Watts.  I guess I kind of feel
like "If it aint broke, don't fix it".

73's Trev - KG6CYN
http://www.qsl.net/kg6cyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl W Cunningham" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Do I need to upgrade my QRP-K2/ Clean Signals...

> Trev, KG6CYN wrote:
>
> "The way I look at it is, my K2 works FB the way it is...do I need to
> spend another $19.00 for the CW Upgrade + $44.00 for the firmware
> upgrade, plus shipping and CA sales tax for something that I don't really
> need?"
> ----------
> Because clicks are inherent in all unmodified K2s (including yours), you
> really DO need it!
>
> The K2 and most other rigs type-certificated by the FCC have key clicks
> to some extent.  Yaesu's FT-1000 series is the worst, followed by the
> Omni 6+.  The K2 is in third place, followed by the IC-756Pro2 using
> Icom's default menu rise time setting.  These ratings are my own personal
> opinion (I've checked them all here).
>
> The point is, even though these rigs are FCC compliant, they still have
> clicks when unmodified.
> ==========
>
> "If it were that big of a problem, I'd think that Wayne, Eric and the
> people at Elecraft would admit there was a HUGE problem and be handing
> the parts out to fix it for free just like any other respectable
> company."
> ----------
> As much as Elecraft bends over backwards to satisfy their customers, I
> feel that most of us can understand why they cannot and should not do
> that.  Unlike Yaesu, Elecraft has shown enough concern to develop a
> modification to make the K2 a cleaner rig.
>
> Let your conscience be your guide on whether you can live with your K2's
> clicks or not.
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE
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