[Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia?

[Vic K2VCO]

Chris Wagner wrote:

> Is the K3's filters an improvement to the K2's variable one? Are machines or
> people building the factory assembled K3s? Has someone compared K2 and K3
> side by side? Thank you!

The K3's filters are much better than the K2's, in terms of IMD 
performance and ultimate rejection.

The K3 has both an analog noise blanker and a DSP noise blanker; the 
combination is effective against the Chinese radar (at least as heard in 
California!).

Note the DSP noise blanker is different from the DSP noise *reduction*, 
which is an entirely different function. NR reduces background noise 
which makes listening more comfortable, but does not remove pulse noise.

The K2 has an optional analog noise blanker and an optional DSP which 
provides an NR function. The K3 comes with the analog noise blanker, the 
DSP noise blanker, and the DSP NR function.

All of the above are much more easily adjustable on the fly in the K3.

I have listened to the K2 and K3 side by side and the K3 is much better 
in many ways. Of course, it is also bigger, more expensive, and more 
power-hungry (which might matter if you will run it from batteries).
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco