[Elecraft] K2 improvements

[Bill Coleman]

On May 4, 2007, at 9:18 AM, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:

> 1.  MUCH BETTER QSK

There is a mod out there for faster QSK. I find the QSK operation to  
be quite good myself, but then I'm no QRQ operator, either.

> 2.  Stable output power

When you are trying to tune your amp, this is annoying.

> 3.  Opto-coupler for RIT/XIT (don't take away XIT and substitute IF
> shift) with CLEAR function

That's going to be a pretty big mod -- are we going to replace the  
entire front panel board? Where would we put the

> 4.  As turn RIT/XIT, have offset (in KHz) momentarily replace freq
> display so we can see the amount of offset (essential for XIT).  Ala
> K3.

Better yet, when we rotate the offset, have it display, much as with  
the Power and Keyer Speed controls -- that way, you can dial it back  
to zero. This is a great idea.

I personally don't see much use for XIT. I'd rather use SPLIT and put  
the Tx frequency in VFO B. I can just hold REV and hear my Tx frequency.


Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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