[Elecraft] Blasphemy maybe but looking for an honest assessment of the K2 vs. Icom 7300 ...

[John Simmons]

Randy,

You pose an interesting question. The 7300 has been *extremely* popular 
for the amount of features it delivers for the price. If you go that 
route you can sell the Signalink. However I'm not sure you would see 
much difference in receiver performance.

Another thought is a used K3 with a built-in tuner. There are a lot of 
them on the market now that the K4 is almost being delivered.

If FT8 is your only interest I'd suggest the 7300.

-de John NI0K

Randy Heise wrote on 10/8/2019 10:58 PM:
> So, background! I have just returned to the air after an 18 year hiatus
> other than keeping my license up to date. What lured me back was retirement
> and FT-8. For the past several days I have been operating with my Rev. A K2
> (all options) built in 2001, a SignaLink USB interface, WSJT-X, MacLoggerDX
> and JT-Bridge. Because I am "antenna challenged³ due to the HOA it has
> become obvious that except in perfect conditions I could use a little more
> horsepower. I¹m faced with a $1,170 bill to do the Rev. A/B mods, build the
> Kat-100 and KPA-100 � or � $1,215 for an Icom 7300 and an LDG IT100 external
> tuner. I¹d really appreciate thoughts from anyone who is knowledgeable on
> both rigs. The Icom gives me a waterfall display and 6 meters � WSJT-X gives
> my K2 a waterfall display. It¹s a toss up in price but I can¹t help
> wondering about the 20 year difference in technology.
>
> Thanks, Randy - NB7E
>
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