[Elecraft] Why is K2 so easy to send cw with?

[Randy Rathbun]

I think it is mainly that the darn rig is a lot more fun than any  
appliance I ever used - including the Century 21, which I had a heck  
of a lot of fun with back in 1985, and I think is probably the best  
radio I ever owned up until I got the K2. To me the K2 is just a very  
simple rig to operate, just like the Century 21 was. Not a lot of  
knobs to fiddle with, so I end up just concentrating on enjoying the  
QSO.

It's simple, easy to fix, and I put it together - that makes a lot of  
difference too.

And please don't mention Formula 1 to me ever again! Some of us have  
a reallly bad taste in our mouths over that right now! :)

Randy Rathbun NV0U
K2 #1981
randy at randyrathbun.org


On Jun 21, 2005, at 12:17 AM, Tim Logan wrote:

> Hello fellow Elecraft addicts -
> I've been using my Icom 706 a lot lately while I build the amp for  
> my K2.  As an 18- 20wpm cw novice I seem to have FAR more  
> difficulty SENDING cw on the 706 then I do on the K2. I could swear  
> it's not my imagination. After 30min on the 706 - a switch over to  
> sending on the K2 makes it feel like I just "jumped into a Formula  
> I from an old truck." Are there factors that make one radio far  
> easier to send cw with than another or is it just my imagination?  
> If so - what are the factors that affect how sending cw "feels"?  
> Thanks folks.
> 73/Tim NZ7C (non engineer electrical nimno)
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