[Elecraft] K3 SSB

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:51:35PM +0100, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
> Richard Hill  <REHill at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >The K2 is clearly a great CW radio, but it's SSB reputation
> >is not so high.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Am surprised Rich to hear that the K2's SSB reputation is not so high, 
> would that be it's Rx or Tx performance? My K2/100 plus Heil ProSet Plus 
> with HC5, and no doubt many other K2s, often receives an unsolicited report 
> of "excellent" audio with a 2.1 kHz filter in the KSB2 for reasons of "talk 
> power". The only severe problem that I have found with the receiver in any 
> mode is that it cannot handle the BC stations between 7140 kHz and 7200 kHz 
> when they are in full voice here, with carrier levels in the -10dbm or 
> higher region, and I have to use another receiver when working the States 
> or other DX if using a dipole and not a beam with useful f/b during these 
> periods.

I am a K2 owner and a serious phone contester.  I do not use the K2 for 
contesting.  The two biggest flaws are (a) the tuning rate of the main
tuning knob is awful for serious phone use and cannot be improved, and 
(b) there is no audio monitor.  The K3 will fix both of these problems
as well as adding a second receiver option (useful for 40 meters split
operation) among other improvements for the phone operator.

> 
> Must defend the K2 :-)
> 
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD 
> 
> 
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