[Elecraft] K2/100 Vs TS-850SAT RX perfomance?

Rick Dettinger k7mw at cmc.net
Sun Feb 12 16:57:53 EST 2006


I had a TS850S and found it to be a good rig except I didn't like the QSK.
I found the noise annoying enough that I used vox delay to key the rig.  (I
am CW only) I didn't know how good true QSK could be until I built a TenTec
1340 QRP rig.  I found that I would rather use the 1340 than the Kenwood.
So I sold the 850 and built the K2 and have never looked back.  However, I
am not a contester so I have not found either rig to be lacking in receiver
dynamics.  I understand both rigs have excellent receivers.  I just don't
have any way to test them on the air.  My K2 does not say that  there are no
user serviceable parts inside and I don't have to send it back to the
factory to have the battery replaced.  The basic K2  doesn't even have a
battery to keep the memories up.                    73 - Rick - K7MW
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Subject: [Elecraft] K2/100 Vs TS-850SAT RX perfomance?


> I am considering replacing my TS-850Sat with a K2/100 in the near future.
There is nothing wrong with my 850, in fact I am very happy with it in
general and really love the receiver performance. The area that I live in
has a number of, AM, FM and TV stations within 3-10 miles and the rig
exhibits very few images throughout the HF bands. BTW, my antenna is a huge
loop tuned with a SGC SG-237 Smartuner. The main modes that I operate are
PSK and SSB.
>
> My main reason for considering replacing the 850 is that it is becoming
fairly old and I am worried that if any major boards fail that I will be
unable to get it fixed in a few years. Plus the rig is loaded with almost
every option available and I should get a good price for it on ebay. Another
reason is that one day I would like to get into 6MT meteor scatter and I
really like the way that Elecraft transverters integrate with the K2. BTW,
is it easy to control an external VHF amp and a mast mounted switched preamp
with a K2?
>
> So my primary question is how good of a receiver does the K2 have vs. the
850 and how well will it handle an environment with high RF levels? Also,
how suitable of a rig is it for data modes (RTTY, PSK etc)?
>
> 73
> Zack
> N8FNR
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