[Elecraft] What makes K2's SSB performance less impressive than onCW ?

[Steven Pituch]

Hi Peter,
I am wondering if these remarks about The K2 SSB are old.  The following =
is
how I remember the discussions on this subject and I think some of the =
text
is on the K2 website.  I am surprised no one has said the following =
before.
And this is all from my memory, which is probably failing so if others =
can
correct me, that=92s OK:

The K2 was originally a CW rig with capability for upgrade.  When the =
SSB
module was first introduced, I did hear comments about the K2 being =
better
at CW than SSB.  Not sure why.  But I remember reading about how the K2
group was later getting feedback from some hams who were SSB =
connoisseurs
who criticized the shape of the original filters response.  As I recall =
it
was OK but could be better.  Then the K2 team researched this and, with =
the
newer sorting tolerances in cheap filter manufacturing, realized that =
the
SSB response could be widened and not suffer from excessive ripple.  I
believe another mod was made to alter the SSB response shape at another
location in the K2, and also the overall shape of the filter's response =
was
considerably modified.  I have seen before and after pictures of the
filter's response.  The results were that the K2 SSB performance, sound
wise, is now excellent.  I made these mods to my K2 #402.  Again I think
most of this I read on the web and probably most of it on the Elecraft =
web
site.  Perhaps its time for Eric or Wayne to chime in.

I know of a lady on the list that uses a K2 on SSB for nets.  She is the
only woman I know that does not sound whiney on SSB.  I attribute this =
to
the rig she is using.

In short the K2 is now simply one of the best.

Steve, W2MY

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