[Elecraft] Getting ready to order K2

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Brett, N2DTS wrote:

If you really want to TRANSMIT the digital modes, I guess you would need the
KPA100,...

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Maybe for some modes. I haven't run all of them by any means. 

I get out fine using PSK31 at 5 watts or less! 

A few years ago it was uncommon to run into PSK stations running more than
10 watts or so. I haven't been on much lately, but it seems that more and
more stations in the >50 watt class are showing up on the common PSK
frequencies. All that means is that it's more important to tune in signals
using narrow filters (like any other mode) rather than dump the whole audio
bandwidth into the computer and do the filtering there looking at a
'waterfall' display. Trying to let the computer filter signals means the
receiver AGC is responding to the strongest signal in the passband and
suppressing all the others in proportion.  

Ron AC7AC