[Elecraft] PRO II vs K2

Gary D Krause n7hts at bresnan.net
Thu Mar 13 09:48:40 EST 2008


Another thing that should be mentioned is that the Pro 3 is four times the 
cost of a K2.  So, it stands to reason that it should do something a little 
better than the K2, at least four times better.  Does it?

If I were an owner of a high end transciever costing thousands of dollars, I 
would be a little disappointed after seeing the figures that have just been 
published on the K3.  Even the K2 is up there near the top.  We can all spend 
thousands of dollars chasing technology and it never ends.  There will always 
be something bigger and better.

Gary, N7HTS
K2 #6113


On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:18:47 -0400
  "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net> wrote:
> 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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