[TenTec] RE: More to Orion vs Icom 756PRO II

[Bill Tippett]

W9OJ wrote:
 >If I could buy a K2 for $669 fully assembled then this comparison
would be more apples-to-apples.

         You can Mike!  Most used K2's sell for the kit cost alone.  There
are even guys who enjoy building them so much that they would probably
build you a new one for free if you asked on the Elecraft reflector.  The 
problem I see with buying one used is that many of them are loaded
with features I personally would not need (SSB, 100w, DSP, ATU, etc)
since I would plan to use it mainly for portable QRP CW and as a 2nd
receiver.  As a 2nd receiver, the basic K2 is an INCREDIBLE value.

                                         73,  Bill  W4ZV

At 10:01 AM 11/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:

 >         I'll bet the K2 receiver ($669 including 160 and NB options) willrun
 >circles around a Pro2 under these same conditions.  Don't you feel the Pro2
 >should do better for another $1500?
 >
 ><http://www.elecraft.com/K2_perf.htm>http://www.elecraft.com/K2_perf.htm
 >
 >Radio   5 kHz BDR (Desense measurement which applies to these problems)
 >K2              135 dB
 >Pro2            100 dB
 >
 >                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV