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

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2019-10-09 3:03 a.m., Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
> I don't know, Don. If he installs the KPA100 the lack of temperature 
> stability will be a serious issue, at least for digital modes. My experience 
> was that before installing the temperature compensation mod, the drift was 
> unacceptable even on CW. This was not a problem before the additional heat 
> generated by the KPA100.

If Randy would like to keep the K2 the Temperature Compensated PLL Reference 
Upgrade Kit (item #E850138 for $24.95) is still listed on the order form for 
K2 Revision A to B Upgrade page.

The information for that mod also suggests installation of the BFO mod kit 
(item BFOMDKT for $10.95) and a firmware update if the K2 has a firmware 
version less than v2.0.

Those are relatively inexpensive upgrades and worth doing to improve the K2 
if Randy doesn't want to go the full A/B upgrade path right away. I don't 
know which would be a better investment between the K2 and the 7300 as I 
know nothing about the 7300. One other thought to consider is the difference 
between having a radio you can fix yourself vs. one where you have to send 
it away to get fixed should something break.

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Cheers!

Kevin.

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