[Elecraft] RE: Just how good is the K2?

[DAVE HEALY]

Here's a view from a  =
'not-really-technical'....'operates-only-every-sunspot-peak'....'challeng=
ed audio perception'...and "just-wants-a-clear-sound" guy" :

....About six months ago I bought a used ICOM IC-746 and thought it =
sounded fine.

This was a unit that that was hotted-up once and stored as a spare from =
the previous owner.  It still had the protectant film on the LCD screen. =
 No reason to believe it wasn't an 'as-from-factory product'.

About a month ago I built the K2.

Been using the 746 to test various functions of the K2.  Boy, SSB sure =
sounded tinny on the 746.  CW was readable.  Lotsa buttons and switches =
on the 746, but none really improved the captured audio.

Must be a problem with the K2, yes?

So, my buddy let me borrow his (just aligned) Kenwood 940SAT.

Sounded better than the 746, but not as good as the K2.

Surely these commercial high-end rigs must be better than this little =
box that I built?  Something must be array.  I'd better listen awhile =
and think this out....

Well, tonight there was a KG4 on 7237KHz from Guantonimo bay with a =
pile-up.  Heard him FB with the K2.  Switched to the 746 and he was =
there, but tinny and with a lower level.  Moved the antenna to the 940 =
and he was better, but you had to strain to pick up the words.....It was =
difficult.  Back to the K2: solid copy.

Decided tonight to:

1. Return the 940 to my buddy this weekend
2. Send the 746 in for alignment
3. Keep the K2 as my main rig


I present this observation for the folks that, like me, JUST WANT TO =
HEAR THE SIGNAL WELL, regardless of all the technical specifications; =
price; appearance, etc.

For me, the K2 does it better.

-dave healy-  N7DKK, Medford, Oregon



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