[Elecraft] K3 SSB

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Kenneth E. Harker  <kenharker at kenharker.com> wrote :

> 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.

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Understood. It has been a long time since I was a serious phone or CW 
contester, more S&P during a contest these days. Otherwise looking for "new 
ones" from this QTH for fun not awards - been there! In this context I find 
the K2's tuning rate not to be handicap but an audio monitor would be 
useful, when using the K2/100 my only monitor is a spectrum analyzer. A 
second built in receiver can also be useful for crossband split or search if 
the receiver's design allows for this.

Many thanks.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD