[Elecraft] K2 Question: Is the DSP Board a Worthwhile upgrade?

Phil Wheeler w7ox at socal.rr.com
Wed Nov 4 20:06:34 EST 2015


I thought it was. A bit complicated to get 
adjusted just right, but there is/was a how-to doc 
at the Elecraft website which you might want to 
read, David.

I say "thought" because now I use my K3 and KX3, 
though I still have my all-up K2; it's a keeper at 
this point.

73, Phil W7OX (in Torrance).

On 11/4/15 3:44 PM, David Inger wrote:
> A friend has a fairly recent K2 with the KAF2 audio filter option.  He asked
> me to remove the KAF2, build the KDSP2 board and install it in his K2.  This
> got me to thinking:  I also have a K2 wiht the KAF2 installed.  My friend
> works mainly SSB; I work main CW and digital modes.  Is the DSP board a
> significant improvement over the bare K2 or even with the KAF2 installed
> (which seems to be tailored for CW reception)?  In general, radios  that I
> have owned with AF DSP have been pretty much a disappointment.  So is the
> KDSP2 a worthwhile and cost-effective upgrade?
>   
> 73 de K6SBA
> David in Santa Barbara, CA



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