[Elecraft] Re: K2 noise

richard gilley gilleyrl at verizon.net
Wed Feb 3 18:22:18 EST 2010


Thank you all for your candid response.  I think I am going to forget  
about it.
Best regards
Dick
On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Johnny Siu wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I agree with you.  I sold my KDSP2 in return for a KAF2.  The DSP  
> functions in KDSP2 are just primitive when compared with modern DSP  
> rigs (e.g. K3).
>
> I got my KAF2 in the second hand market at a much lower price.  Of  
> course, KAF2 is even more primitive but it is real cheap.  You just  
> pay the price for an internal clock but with additional filter  
> function.
>
> I played around the KDSP2 with different settings (including the  
> default one) but the results were nothing encouraging.  Yes, it did  
> function as it was advertised but the artifact was annoying.  I am  
> now happy with my KAF2 (just a fraction of the price of KDSP2 in  
> the second hand market).
>
> 73
>
> Johnny Siu VR2XMC
>
>
>
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> 傳送日期﹕ 2010/2/4 (四) 12:38:07 AM
> 主題: Re: [Elecraft] K2 noise
>
> Hi Dick,
>
> The KAF2 removes a lot of hf hash from the audio and makes listening
> to SSB much nicer.  An essential module I would say and many prefer
> it over the more fancy and expensive KDSP2.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike VP8NO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "richard gilley" <gilleyrl at verizon.net>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 12:06 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 noise
>
>
>> With so much talk on the K3 noise, AGC etc I thought I would ask
>> if
>> the following is normal on a K2.  Or do I have an issue with my
>> build
>> 6732.
>> This K2 has the KSUB SSB and KPA100 additions.
>> With only battery power and ear phone connected; AGC off: AF fully
>> clockwise; RF gain fully ccw; cw mode; fltr settings 200,400, or
>> 700.
>> any band,  I hear a definite constant, fairly low level, hash.
>>
>> With RF gail fully clockwise and AF gain fully ccw, no hash is
>> heard
>> until AF gain is advanced from 7 o'clock to about 8 o'clock.
>>
>> Would this be considered normal or do I have another issue to look
>> into?
>>
>> Best regards
>> Dick AD1G
>
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