[Elecraft] PRO II vs K2

[David Wilburn]

Lots of great points brought up here.  The K2 is not all things to all 
people, it is a focused rig.  You bring up the point about the CW 
pitch.  That is an annoyance at times.  But it is like the band pass 
and filter adjustments.  The bad news is that you have to do them. 
The good news, is that you get to do them, and within reason, you can 
set them up how you choose.

That is one of the things I liked about the rig when I chose it.  I 
was looking for a rig that did CW better than the others, and had 
impressive filters that I could adjust to my tastes.


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:
> Some of the 'features' I like are the cw pitch knob, the button for each 
> band,
> with triple stacking registers, the pass band tuning knobs (like the K3 
> has),
> and I like the analog meter.
> The scope is very handy, I like it.
> 
> The K2 is better with close strong signals, and if I was back packing, I 
> would rather have
> the K2!
> But as a rig that stays in the shack, I would rather have the pro3 over 
> the K2
> for every day use.
> 
> I got my pro3 for $2500.00 new, they go for about $2200.00 used,
> a pro2 (I never had one of those) is about $1500.00.
> 
> If one compares price, you have to order every option on the K2,
> the only option on the pro3 is the voice recorder I think.
> 
> In my book, they trade off low noise and distortion for convenience
> on these new rigs, you get very stable accurate easy frequency control,
> with whatever tuning speed you want, at the expense of digital hash
> and distortion.
> 
> Brett
> N2DTS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Kevin Stover" <rkstover at mchsi.com>
> To: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.gazdzinski at verizon.net>
> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PRO II vs K2
> 
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>> This isn't aimed at Brett.
>>
>> When I built my K2/100 2 years ago I spent right at $1800. This included
>> EVERY module made for the rig except the 60m/transverter and noise
>> blanker. It also included a KAT100-1. Including the "cost" of ones time
>> in the price of a kit is ridiculous.
>>
>> Yes, the Pro III has the pretty band scope and a bunch of "features".
>> Anybody who's really honest about it would admit they use 25% of those
>> "features" on a daily basis and probably don't know what the other 75%
>> really do or how to use them. But hey, they're in the rig. Ridiculous!
>>
>> There seems to be two trains of thought when it it comes to rig design.
>> Lot of pretty lights, lots of wee small knobs and buttons, "That rig
>> sure does LOOK like it's worth the price", versus competent simplicity.
>> In the case of the K3 more than just competent.
>>
>> There is no argument that the K2's receiver is better than the ProII/III
>> So, we have a rig which costs 40% less than a ProIII with better
>> performance, sans the pretty lights (I wonder how we got by without them
>> for 75 years), and it gets talked about like it's a sows ear instead of
>> a silk purse?
>>
>> Come on.
>>
>> Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
>> | I got a new pro 3 at HRO for $2500.00 no tax and no shipping.
>> | The pro2 is going for about $1500.00 or less, the K2 would be
>> | over $1700.00 I think.
>> | Different radios though, the K2 is a field day rig, the Icom
>> | is a boat anchor power hog, with lots of great features.
>> |
>> | Brett
>> | N2DTS
>>
>>
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>> R. Kevin Stover, ACØH
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