[Elecraft] Century 22 vs. K2.

[N2EY at aol.com]

In defense of the Ten Tec:

- The Century 22 is a design from about 20 years ago. A lot has changed!

- The C22 was the bottom-of-the-line for Ten Tec when it was made.Lots of 
compromises in the design.

- IIRC, the C22 receiver is not a superhet like the K2 or K1. It's a form of 
direct conversion, which means you hear both sides of zero beat, doubling the 
apparent QRM. All the selectivity is audio, and so is the AGC. 

- The tuning rate of the C22 is about 18 kHz per turn of the knob. That's a 
lot faster than the K2, making the band seem more crowded, since one turn takes 
you through a lot more signals.

Both are good rigs. 

73 de Jim, N2EY