[Elecraft] Current Performance of K2/100 on SSB?

[Paul Clay]

Well, there's the rub.  I've only been able to use 
a random wire tossed up in a palm tree at my 
house; CCRs (building covenants) you know.

What I'm planning on doing is getting a Buddipole 
that I can quickly erect and take down when I 
want to operate. If I set it up on the balcony of 
my house with an 8 foot mast; it should end up 
being about 20 feet off the ground.


On Friday 23 September 2005 20:06, you wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> what are you using for an antenna?
> 
> I ask because I worked on SSB as my first 2 
contacts with my K2 (QRP) a 
> guy in Crete (SV9CVY), and YV5YMA in Venezuela; 
they both gave me good 
> signal reports, and noted nice audio quality, 
unasked.  I would say 
> though that we had good antennas on both ends.
> 
> I was using an 8 element LP at 75'.
> 
> So I cannot speak directly to the issue of a 
K2/100, but I would think 
> if their amplifier section is as good as the 
rest of the rig, it ought 
> to sound fine.
> 
> 73 de Dave, W5SV K2 ser. 4950
> 
> Paul Clay wrote:
> 
> >This is NOT a troll.  I'd like some feedback on 
> >groupmembers' satisfaction with the K2/100 on 
> >SSB, not for contesting but for DX and 
> >ragchewing.  I like using my K2 for QRP CW 
work, 
> >but would  like to start working SSB with a 
good 
> >quality audio signal.  I'm trying to decide 
> >whether to go with the latest revision KPA 100 
(I 
> >haven't had much luck with my limited tries of 
> >QRP SSB - and my signals so week on SSB I 
haven't 
> >really been able to get reliable feedback on my 
> >K2s tx audio), or to buy a used transceiver for 
> >SSB work (say, an Icom 751A).
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
> >
> >- Paul
> >  N6LQ, K2 SER 3640
> >  
> >
>