Mark, good points.......big difference between Omni and K2 is price!!! I'm a Ten Tec fan (Corsair II and Scout) but would seriously consider selling off all that for a K2 but the lack of power stops
Ed, if the only thing the K2 wants is power, well, you're in for a surprise: they're going to release the integrated 100 watt PA during this quarter of 2001, at least they plan to (it's integrated in
Thanks Joe, I've been waiting for the Elecraft 100-watt amp to appear for a year now.....I agree with you about the Corsair II, I'd probably keep it and "steal" some money from the kid's college fund
Author: RMcGraw@InfoAve.Net (Bob & Linda McGraw K4TAX)
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:38:39 -0800
While the K2 looks attractive in many ways, has anyone built a kit of this complexity lately? And made it work? If I recall, this is a 12 watt TX radio too. Wonder how that would fair in a pile-up on
Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer)
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:45:11 -0600
At least 1700 hams HAVE built K2 in the last year. Some I've known with little technical kit building practice. The PA module exists, but I guess isn't yet in production. I've seen it. 73, Jerry, K0C
Author: csturner@falcon.csc.calpoly.edu (Clark Savage Turner)
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:03:13 -0800 (PST)
Elecraft has a 100 watt PA planned for introduction in the next few months. It will be a module that can be stuck into the radio in place of the removable ATU and battery pack. Another solution for t
Bob, I built a K2 with all available accessories but the battery (SSB board, NB, 160, antenna tuner) and it probably took me about 60 or 65 hours over a period of two months to do it. I'm 50 years ol
Joe, I completely agree....I build kits for the fun and education value not to save money.....and, otherwise I would just be sitting at home in the evening sipping cheapo wine and watching some crap
complexity too. Wonder how that monobanders Bob, surely you jest. Maybe you just don't know. Maybe you think QRO is the only way to go. Take a look at the Ten-Tec QRP kits. There's a lot of complexit
Or.......Power is no substitute for skill, as we QRP folks like to say. I have cracked many a pileup with a ARGONAUT 509. Jerry K8JRO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tentec Submissions:
Nice comments Joe..some guys just have no/little idea how effective one can be at qrp levels. I must admit it's a bit more of a challenge on ssb than cw, but it's not hard to crack the pileups with a