[Elecraft] KX2 and Sherwood Eng. RX Performance Ranking?

[Phil Wheeler]

Re "I just hope .. we don't go through an ad 
nauseam exchange ... ": You can dream, Dave ;-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 3/10/17 11:05 AM, w7aqk wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'd be inclined to think the KX2 measurements 
> won't knock your socks off. Unlike the KX3, 
> which was designed to be a close competitor to 
> K3 performance (a K3 in a smaller package), the 
> KX2 is more a pared down version of the KX3, and 
> some of that paring down probably affected the 
> specs somewhat.  I don't think this paring down 
> process was allowed to noticeably degrade 
> performance.  I can tell you , though, that it 
> is very hard to notice any significant 
> difference.  It has somewhat different 
> architecture, but is an excellent performer.  
> This sort of proves to me that being "top tier" 
> on Sherwood's stats is nice to talk about, but 
> not necessarily critical.  That's why so many 
> owners of older rigs have a hard time "hearing" 
> the benefit of what newer designs purport to offer.
>
> Wayne says he guesses the KX2 might rank 
> somewhere in the top 20. If so, that's pretty 
> darned good!!!  I'd also be inclined to bet that 
> Wayne already knows about where it will fall!  I 
> just hope that, when the numbers do come out, we 
> don't go through an ad nauseam exchange about 
> some spec being a big problem or a serious 
> disappointment.  A lot of these differences are 
> only determinable in a lab!  On the other hand, 
> if something does seem to be a real problem, I'd 
> also bet it can be fixed!
>
> Dave W7AQK