[Elecraft] PRO II vs K2

[jimbrass]

For more than twice the price, the Pro III should be a little better than a 
K2.  But which K2; every K2 is a little different depending on the skills of 
the builder.  I'll take my K2 over a PRO III, maybe even a 7800.  The K3 is 
still less expansive than the PRO III, too.

73, Jim K4ZMV, K2 #5731


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] PRO II vs K2


>I would say the K2 is better than the pro2, not quite as good as the pro3.
> The pro 3 was improved quite a bit, the noise reduction really works well,
> as do the filters, its not as bothered by close in signals as the older 
> units,
> and its got less noise, but still quite a bit compared to the corsair I 
> have.
>
> The functionality of the pro3 is VERY good, triple band stacking 
> registers,
> just push the 80 meter button three times and go through 3 different 
> settings,
> cw, ssb and am, the rig remembers all the settings, which antenna,
> and tunes it, the filters, frequencies, etc, and it does that for every 
> band.
> Another thing I really like about the pro3 is tuning in an ssb qso, very 
> often
> the frequency is spot on, like within 1 cycle! I find that the other 
> stations are also
> right on frequency, no guesswork...
>
> Another thing I was surprised about was the auto notch.
> It will follow a signal around and notch it out, and an ssb qso
> is 100%, and does not even sound bad!
> Does the K3 do that?
>
> AM reception is quite good, although the high end rolls off
> early no matter what filter you use.
> I never tried it on FM.
> The K2 is ham band only, the pro series does general coverage and 6 
> meters,
> and gives 100 watts out on all bands and frequencies ,and does 160 meters.
> On CW, changing the pitch is turning a knob, it does everything, and is 
> its own knob,
> in the K2, changing the pitch requires redoing all the filters....
>
> With the band scope, the pro3 is a lot for the money.
> It does have the usual 70mhz 1st IF problems, but much less then
> the older ones, and the usual noise and poor audio output, but that is
> also much better than the old ones.
>
> You cant build an Icom though....
>
> Brett
> N2DTS
>
>
>
>
> The pro 3 is now about $2500.00 new.
>
>
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