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

[Phil Wheeler]

Definitely true re user interface.  But if you get 
it set up in a way that works well for you, then 
not much need to tweak.

I don't often change settings in my K3 DSP either.

73, Phil W7OX

On 11/4/15 7:35 PM, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote:
> I would not have upgraded to the KDSP2. Not for the performance, because
> although I'm mainly a CW operator, I could probably benefit from it.
>
> My main objection to the KDSP2 is user interface. The K2 was not designed
> for the KDSP2 in the first place as can be seen in how complicated it is to
> set up and operate compared to the other K2 modules. Given the few buttons
> of the K2, the user interface for the KDSP2 is probably as good as it can
> be, but still it is so much harder to use than the other options. The
> otherwise well thought-out user interface of the K2 is made unncessary
> complicated by the KDSP2 with all its features.
>
> This can be read indirectly from the history of Elecraft here:
> http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/
>
> Quote:
> "A major milestone in our history was the KDSP2 option for the K2. Lyle
> Johnson, KK7P, became known to us *after* he had mostly completed this
> highly versatile DSP unit. He reverse-engineered the auxBus protocol and
> made the KDSP2 behave as if it were a KAF2, which plugged into the same
> spot. He showed it to us, and we immediately adopted both the product and
> Lyle himself."
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> Sverre, LA3ZA
>
> K2 #2198, K3 #3391,
> LA3ZA Blog: http://la3za.blogspot.com,
> LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications: http://la3za.blogspot.com/p/la3za-unofficial-guide-to-elecraft-k2.html