[Elecraft] K1 vs K2 opinions

[Tom Arntzen]

Hi David.
Having both the K1 and K2 I must say that they can't be compared to each 
other.
Why?......... They meet different needs.
The K1 with powerful audio and simple operation is my choice for backpack 
and ...YES also base station use.
I tend to care fore the rig and feel pity for it if it hasen't been used for 
a while , work a qso and it is happy again.
The K2 is my chackrig because of the more sophisticated operation needs.

So about your choice , IT is hard to tell.
I think you will be fine with a K1 , but I would order it as a K1-2 for 
80-40 and optionboards for 30,20 and 17,15.
In that manner you will avoid overlapping bands.
Or K1-2 for 80 and 17( or 15m) to fill bands with KX1.
K1 does well with less than 2amp powersupply.
But myself has K1-4 40-15m and as others have mentioned , seem not fun to 
swap especially when atu is installed.

I suspect you in a year or two will buy a K2 as well because of the adictive 
solder fumes.
There is a modification to the K2 that make it more effective when run on 5 
watts if that's your need.
But you do have the KX1 , so I would advice buying the K2.
This two togheter will fill the gap nicly for your operation needs.

No matter your choice you will have a good time during build.

73 de Tom LA1PHA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Toepfer" <davetoepfer at yahoo.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:03 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 vs K2 opinions


> On the surface it seems a silly question.  I am considering finally 
> purchasing
> one of the above, but the decision actually seems to be a struggle.  So I 
> guess
> I'll ask for some voices of experiences.
>
> *** What I do not need:
>