[Elecraft] PSK using a K2

[Julian G4ILO]

Hi Pete.

The K2/10 has been my main radio since 1999 and PSK has been one of my
favourite modes. It does a perfectly good job.

There is one minor niggle, but if you only intend to operate using the
wide filter, Digipan mode, as many do, then it won't matter. If you
like to use the narrow filters to block out strong adjacent stations
then you may find that there is a difference of a few Hz between
receive and transmit, because of the limited resolution of the VFO and
BFO. The reason has been explained in detail before, if you search the
archives.

I have an article on getting started on PSK31 with the K2 here:
http://www.g4ilo.com/k2psk31.html.

I habitually run 5W PSK with no IMD problems.

The K2 is a good radio for digital modes but the K3 will be even
better. Apart from the built-in encoder / decoder, what I'm looking
forward to is higher VFO resolution and greater stability with a TCXO.
-- 
Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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On 9/18/07, Pete Milsom <pete.milsom at virgin.net> wrote:
> Hi All
>
>          Could I have some views on using the K2 for PSK31 ?  Is it a good rig for this mode ? Thanks in advance. 73  de  Pete. G4GSA.
>