Paul,
Check out the review on eham.net at http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2357
on the ELECRAFT K2/100 PA. The PA is now a reality and is expected to be
for sale at Dayton, at least that is what Wayne and Eric have now stated.
The issue with the FCC and compliance with the Rules and Regulations has
been resolved.
Just thought you and others might be interested.
Mike - KC8WR
PS. But, I'm still goina buy an Argonaut V. I aint typing another thing
for 3 days!
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Christensen <w9ac@arrl.net>
To: <wa3fiy@radioadv.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>; Larry Kayser
<kayser@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT wants to go nose to nose with the K2????
> > >I think it's kind of an apples and oranges comparison. Besides
> > >the obvious difference of kit vs wired units, the Argonaut V
> > >offers 20 watts,
> >
> > The k2 does not?
>
> Larry, From the Elecraft web site:
>
> "Adjustable 0.5-10 W PEP (PA option for higher power.)"
>
> The after-market PA option is going to be tricky for Elecraft. Neither
Ten-Tec nor MFJ were successful in convincing the FCC in
> getting an outboard amp to the market, due to the strict FCC rules. One
angle might be for Elecraft to offer a 100-watt version of
> the K2 (exact in every way except for the PA)...and perhaps name it the
K2x or K3. So, they engineer the K3 PA section such that by
> miraculous coincidence, it fits perfectly in the K2. Since Elecraft will
require that the K3's 100-watt PA assembly be available to
> those who "blow" their PAs up in smoke, it becomes available as a
"replacement part(s)." (wink-wink). Since the K2 is already a box
> constructed by the purchaser, the addition of the PA module as an
option...er..ah...as a replacement part rather, becomes a simple
> kitted project. That's an angle I would try....
>
> > > many more filtering options, AM, FM,
> >
> > are these high value options or byproducts for not much in DSP?
>
> Filtering and the above-quoted modes are standard, not options. Also,
with a 1.5:1 shape factor, even at 300 Hz filtering, the
> ArgoV is going to be a pretty serious QRM slicer.
>
> > >general
> > >coverage receive,
> >
> > how popular is this?
>
> Very. Countless folks over the years have told me they avoided the
purchase of the Omni V and VI for lack of General Coverage
> receive. As for me, I still prefer ham-band only rigs.
>
> > > TCXO [optional], downloadable updates to
> > >firmware, Digital mode ready, and so on.
> >
> > I hear k2's doing digital modes all the time
>
> And so does my Drake C-Line. But frequency stability and dial accuracy is
very important in the digital modes.
>
> > I have not seen a significant differentiator yet, I have a sense they
are
> > after the same market.
>
> Perhaps overlapping markets. I still see the two radios appealing to
different groups for different reasons.
>
> -Paul, W9AC
>
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