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

[James Bennett]

David, 

My K2 is long gone, but I can tell you about my experience with the DSP module. I operate mainly CW, and added the DSP option after having the K2 for over a year. For me, it was a mistake. The radio didn't sound as good as it did before adding it. I wound up taking it out and selling the board. 

Maybe it was me, maybe I didn't have something set right, but whatever it was, if I owned a K2 today there is no way I'd put that option in it. Just my two centavos...

Jim / W6JHB




> On Nov 4, 2015, at 15:44, David Inger <ingerassociates at cox.net> 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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