[Elecraft] The 1500 watt amp

[Phil Wheeler]

Re "Lyle did design the KSDP2 independently, and 
then when he presented it to Elecraft, it became a 
product - *and* Lyle was subsequently hired by 
Elecraft as their DSP designer.": An impressive 
job interview, that :-)

And the KDSP2 remains a favorite of mine; I 
replaced the KAF2 with it as soon as it was 
available,it really makes a difference in my K2! 
Given the design constraints of adding it to the 
K2 after the design was more-or-less complete, 
it's menu system is not the most user friendly. 
But using the K2 with KDSP2 alongside my K3, KX3 
and KX2 the K2 still holds its own.

73, Phil W7OX

On 7/31/16 5:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Wes,
>
> You will have to find an example beyond the 
> KDSP2 to support that assertion.
> Yes, Lyle did design the KSDP2 independently, 
> and then when he presented it to Elecraft, it 
> became a product - *and* Lyle was subsequently 
> hired by Elecraft as their DSP designer.
>
> All other products were designed by engineers 
> working either full time or part time for 
> Elecraft.  The fact that they are not all 
> working at a desk in Watsonville is not 
> important.  The Elecraft staff is distributed 
> throughout the country, and I represent the 
> Elecraft legacy line for repairs, and I am 
> located in Wake Forest, NC.  Email and other 
> forms of communication keep us working together 
> - for me the only handicap is the time 
> difference, Watsonville does not "wake up" until 
> 11AM my time.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 7/31/2016 2:37 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> Apparently you don't know Elecraft's 
>> engineering process.  Many "Elecraft" products 
>> were "designed by someone else", starting with 
>> the DSP in the K2.  Here's what Wayne had to 
>> say about that: