[Elecraft] K2 vs. TT OMNI VI+

[Vic Rosenthal]

Martin Kratoska wrote:

> Another point of interest is the QSK - I know that the QSK of K2 
> is good but not astonishing, I am interested on QSK at 40+ wpm.  What is 
> the upper QSK limit?

Hi Martin,

The QSK at that speed may allow you to hear between characters, depending upon 
your spacing!  You will not hear between dits above about 20 wpm.  There is a 
modification to improve this slightly.

The QSK of the basic K2 is quite smooth and not clicky.  If you add the DSP or 
KPA100 you may have to make some minor modifications to keep it that way.

My other rig is a TS850S.  In comparison, the 850 is much faster, but the K2 is 
much more comfortable to use in QSK mode, especially on a crowded band.  The 
850's QSK becomes noisy when there are a lot of signals close in frequency.  My 
choice is the K2.

All of the mods I've mentioned can be found at 
<http://www.qsl.net/la3za/K2/mod.html>

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