[Elecraft] K2 on FD

[Joe Planisky]

I'll throw in another plug for the K2.  This was my first FD in over  
30 years.  I ran my K2 as a 1B/Battery/QRP/CW station out of my camper  
for the duration.  This was the first time I'd spent "quality time"  
with my K2 since getting my K3 almost a year ago.  I'd forgotten what  
a sweet little rig the K2 is:

     - Small...: Easily sat on a corner of the tiny table in my camper  
with plenty of room left over for logs and dupe sheets.

     - ... but not TOO small:  Never had a problem operating the  
controls or finding the right button.

     - Easy to feed 1: Over 18 hours actual operating time on a single  
12AH battery.  Could have gone longer, but I ran out of juice before  
the battery did.

     - Easy to feed 2: I literally found a hunk of wire in the garage  
and threw it into a tree for an antenna.  The KAT2 was able to tune it  
to < 1.5:1 on 80, 40, and 20.  Not a great performer, but still let me  
work stations from Alaska to Indiana on 5w.

     - Great performance.

I'm really glad I didn't succumb to the temptation to sell it after  
getting the K3.

73
--
Joe KB8AP

On Jun 29, 2009, at 9:33 AM, John Wiener wrote:

> I brought my K2 to FD at local W8MRC station for the 3rd year.  It
> had quite an impact.  The CW Ops couldn't believe the difference.  I
> think we may have a few more converts.
> (Seems like I send this message each FD  hi.)
>
> 73
>
> John
> AB8O