[Elecraft] PRO II vs K2

[Gary D Krause]

That's true but, I wasn't considering a fully loaded K2, just the base model 
which is the one that I have.  I don't think any of the rigs on the market 
right now are bad rigs, it just depends on what you are going to do with them. 
 For me, just about anything would do for the kind of operating I do.  As far 
as time invested in building a K2, I don't look at it as an investment at all. 
 At least not in dollars and cents.  I did it mostly for the experience and it 
was well worth it to me.

I would love to operate an IC-756ProIII just to see what it's like.  I'm sure 
it is a fantastic rig and I'm certainly not trying to put it down.  I would 
also like to operate a K3.  In fact, I'm in the market now for a new rig and 
have been reading as much as I can and really appreciate this comparison.

Thanks,
Gary, N7HTS


On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:15:16 -0600
  Doug Person <doug at northroutt.net> wrote:
>Four times?? A K2 with enough options to make it comparable to an 
>IC-756ProIII is $1861.00.  The current best price on the IC-756ProIII is 
>2695.00 - that's not even twice, its only 30% more. Considering the the time 
>invested in building one - the K2 is not even close to an economical radio. 
>The 756ProIII represents one aspect of state of the art that is unmatched by 
>anything else on the market of comparable price. Its receiver isn't going to 
>perform like a K3 or even a K2. But it isn't a bad receiver either and ranks 
>among the best for mainstream middle-priced transceivers. And when it comes 
>to ergonomics, the ProIII wins hands down over anything I've used.
>