[Elecraft] PRO II vs K2

[David Wilburn]

Using a ProIII as a stand for a K2

Original contributor
http://www.nabble.com/K2-at-N8S-to14075537.html#a14075537

http://www.ur0mc.com/ru/big_photo.php?id=292
Text in Russian says, "The winner of the 'The best top-band 
transceiver' competition on it's expensive stand".


Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982

"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will 
never know."


Brett Gazdzinski 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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