[Elecraft] K2

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

This is a reply to the original message, but since the K2 is a kit,
there are lots of ways to screw it up. And you know how it's never the
user's fault when there are problems.

Just my guess. My K2 worked like crap because I broke RFC15 (and I have
lots of building experience) but I was able to debug the problem with
all the test equipment I had available. I'm sure if I just went
bulldozing ahead without figuring out what was wrong, I would have
thought the K2 was at fault. (It was ALMOST working.)

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> If you read the reviews, mine is the 2nd from the top.  Not a lot of
> reviews in the last year or so.  I stated there what I think of the rig
> so I won't repeat it here.
>
> The K2 is not a typical rig and those who expect a typical rig would do
> better with an Ikensu.  K2 really optimizes RX performance which
> apparently, some don't value as much as "the ability to sweep the VFO
> during SWR checks".
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K2 5411.ssb.100 -
> - K3 Wave 3 -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> I was thinking about getting a K2 ... I went to the E-ham web page and
> read some of the reviews. There are a lot of people who really do not
> think too much of the K2.
>
> Comments on why the ratings have so many unhappy K2 users?
>
> Best,
> DW Holtman
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