[Elecraft] Re: K2 NB

[Stewart Baker]

Interesting comments Marinos,

Had not thought of NB improvements in the same light as KDSP2 costs.
It would be nice to think of the K2 as an evolving design, but have not noticed 
much evidence of that recently. Small CW rigs seem to be the way it's going.

73
Stewart G3RXQ


On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:35:31 +0000, Marinos Markomanolakis, M.D. wrote:
> A comment about the K2NB and the different reasons that we perceive as being
>
> responsible for the lack of its improvement:
> Just how much would an optimized NB design cost as to become prohibitive for
> the average Elecraft customer ??? We already have a DSP option costing >$300
> which many people think as very important and continue buying. An optimized
> NB is guarantied to be both more important and more desirable feature, which
> I doubt it very much can approach the above cost. (even if it did I, and
> many other fellow Elecrafters would still go for it)
>
> On the other hand, having such an expensive NB available does not
> necessarily mean that the current design would have to be discontinued. I am
> sure there are also many of us absolutely satisfied and delighted by the
> current NB, and some lucky hams do not even get pulse noise ever at their
> QTH's. These customers could still have the option of getting this K2NB at
> its low cost and complexity, but for heaven's sake, give the rest of us
> urban dwellers the chance to optimize our K2s.
>
> Marinos, ki4gin