[R-390] Average Ham Shack

[Roy Morgan]

On Nov 10, 2009, at 6:12 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:

> K1LKY wrote:
>> On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
>>> I think it's just as true today comparing a K2 with a fancy-pants
>>> Rhodes and Schwartz HF radio.
>
>> Do you mean KWM-2?
>
> KWM-2 is perhaps the suckiest radio for CW I ever used.

Oh yes.  I've heard that said before.  I avoided buying a KWM-2 a  
while ago due to poverty or something, and I've never had one.


> Nothing against
> Collins or anything. It's like they took a really sweet and simple  
> SSB rig

I'm pretty sure that CW was not  high on the design criteria, but ease  
of operation for mobile use was.

>  I meant Elecraft K2. It's the 21st century equivalent of a  
> Heathkit, and
> pretty sweet on CW

OH, I see.  The modern "technology" (it's an over used word, I think)  
for modern receivers/transceivers really works wonders for ease of  
use: built in real QSK, for instance, and very nice narrow filters and  
such.

> Agh, October/November is when you put up the 80M antenna, Roy!

Well, OK, I can put it up in some other place here.  But I did hear  
South Africa last night on 40.

Roy

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