[Elecraft] K2 - K3 Comparison Question

[Thomas Horsten]

Hi Gary,

Those observations, are those with headset/built in speaker/external
speakers? And with the new K3 firmware?

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 4 June 2012 22:35, Gary D Krause <n7hts at bresnan.net> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> I own the K2 and K3.  Like you, I'm not a contester.  I actually prefer the
> sound of the K2 on CW.  To me it sounds warmer and smoother.  The tone of
> the
> K3 isn't bad and if I didn't have a K2 to compare it to, I probably
> wouldn't
> notice.  The K3 sounds a little rough or raspy to me as compared with my
> K2.
>
> Gary, N7HTS
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:17:29 -0700 (PDT)
>  Paul Clay <mr_pookie_jr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Could someone owning both the K2 and K3 comment on the respective tone
> >quality of received CW signals.  When using my K2, I often find myself
> >marveling at the high quality of the received signals; the CW has a
> melodious
> >quality that's a please to listen to for hours on end - the signals sound
> >like someone's sitting at high quality piano tapping out code, very very
> >pleasing to the ear.  Does/can the SDR K3 sound as good?  I can't tell
> from
> >listening to Youtube videos I've checked out, where people are fixated on
> >demonstrating the adjacent signal rejection qualities of the K3 (the
> feature
> >most often, and justifiably according to all the articles and posts I've
> >read, touted for the K3).  Is the tonal quality I love in my K2 a
> function of
> >it being an analog receiver, something I'll have to forgo to obtain the
> >better selectivity of the K3, or is the difference I appear to notice
> just a
> >function/artifact of the Youtube videos I've been watching?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul, N6LQ
> >
> > Not trolling for a flame here; it's just I'm not a contester and am not
> >really interested in giving up any of the listenability and other features
> >that make my K2 so much fun to use just to get the ability to reject
> strong
> >adjacent signals;  I'd like to be able to have all of the superior
> >selectivity and noise reduction features of the K3 without having to give
> up
> >any of the great qualities of my K2, and need to get a warm and fuzzy on
> this
> >point before making the considerable investment in a K3.  Again, thanks in
> >advance for any helpful observations you can offer!
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