[Elecraft] K2 vs. Drake 2B - New vs. classic.

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/21/06 8:32:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com writes:


> one of the things that is SO ABSOLUTELY AMAZING about
> the K2.  It gives such fabulous performance for such a low price.  I'm
> looking at a $600 transceiver that does a better job as a receiver than
> a top-tier (for it's day) dedicated receiver.  

With all due respect, the 2-B was not a top tier rx even in its time. It was 
a very good rx, then and now, particularly for the price. (Check out how much 
competing receivers cost back then). 

Drake also made the R-4 family in the same time period - at a substantially 
higher price.

The real Standard of Comparison among ham receivers of those days was the 
Collins 75S-3. And for what they cost, they should have been!

And as I've compared the
> 
> K2 to other more modern rigs, the K2's prowess shines even greater.
> 
> I loaned my K2 to a friend.  He used it for a week.  Came back and his
> first comment was "wow, I love that receiver".  He didn't really know
> what Elecraft was.  Now he's talking about building a K2 when the winter
> months come.
> 

Why wait?  Start one now and be ready for the fall.

73 de Jim, N2EY