[Elecraft] K2 versus K3 specs

[edauer at aya.yale.edu]

Couldn't agree more.  Due to a change in living arrangements I am down to a
KX3/100 and a K2/100.  From a technical and portability point of view the
KX3 has the edge.  But the K2 just sounds more like, and its innards (which
I assembled) just look more like, what a radio was when I became captivated
by ham radio more than 60 years ago.  A friend (KB0YH) has my K2 out for sea
trials after its having sat unused for quite a while. When he signs off on
it I'll be hard pressed to decide.  The K2's 100-watt amp and  tuner in the
low-rise chassis are no longer available, I believe.  If that's so, the
combo is probably fairly valuable.  But so is nostalgia, which generally
improves with age.

Ted, KN1CBR

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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:19:27 -0500
From: Bob McGraw <rmcgraw at benlomand.net>
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Regardless of specs, there is one fellow when asked about the best radio
will always answer "it is the one you enjoy using".


73

Bob, K4TAX


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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:44:23 -0400 (EDT)
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I realize there are a myriad of differences between the K2 and
K3, but today I read the specs in each owners manual and was somewhat
surprised that the each is listed at about -135 dBm sensitivity (pre-amp
on for K2...pre-amp off at - 130 dBm for K2).
I was curious since I was going thru those tests on the K2/KAT100 set I
have....in anticipation of any hamfest that might come around...whether
to retain or not. If this is basically what this rig does (K2) aside
from what more my K3 offers in other ways (variable bandwidth filter
etc)
then the K2 seems to be something to hold onto, pending a decent offer
I could live with.
Anyhow, I am just spit-balling and throwing this out there, FWIW.

Brian VE3HI




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