[Elecraft] KX2 ... Any KX2 users on this list?

[K9MA]

I can confirm the good reports on the KX2. I've been using mine for a 
couple years for portable operations, without a hitch. The receiver 
sounds almost as good as my K3.

The battery is good for 5 or 6 hours of CW contest operation at 10 W. If 
you really want to keep the weight down, the KX2 battery can charge a 
phone.  A modified USB car charger plugs into the battery connector. 
That battery could charge a phone several times.

One very slight annoyance is that Elecraft never fixed the filter 
software: It only works at bandwidths of odd multiples of 50 Hz: 250, 
350, etc. I happen to like mine at 400.


73,
Scott K9MA




On 1/30/2020 22:20, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
> I have been using a KX2 with the ATU a little over a year, my first and only radio.  I love it and have had great success in field throwing a 58’ wire up a tree and a 13’ counterpoise on the ground.  Been experimenting with different antenna at home, so far a folded dipole using about 128-130’ of wire being the best performer on 80/40/20m.  I put together an external power supply using a security system sealed 12V battery in a small plastic ammo box, an auto lighter plug and a cheap voltmeter.  I have operated for over two hours at 10W using this battery rig and the whole station fits in a small $15.00 backpack.
>
> You are not mistaken, however, posts regarding the KX2 are few and far between.  The radio is simply that good!
>
> Keeping Watch-
> shu
>
> Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
>
>> On Jan 29, 2020, at 22:05, Charles G. Saunders <kw4cz49 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Just curious, I haven't seen much of anything on the KX2's here.
>> My first Elecraft rig and really having a good time learning.
>> 73, KW4CZ  Gordon
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