David, If you want to experiment, I would suggest the K2 rather than the K1 - the K1 being more compact is more difficult to find 'handles' to the parts you want to experiment with while the basic K2 has lots of 'wide open space' (if you add all the options, it does get tight, but you said you wanted a 'stripped down model'.
The base K2 is relatively straightforward in both the transmit and receive signal paths - the complications of the firmware is in the control arena, and if you wish to experiment with the control sections, I will alter my recommendation - I figured your 'experimenting would likely be in the transmit or receive paths. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > I'm looking for a nice CW transciever to experiment on. Since I > have so much > respect for Elecraft and I can't really get a MP+ anymore, I > figured I'd go it > on my own with a K1 or K2. I am attracted more to a K1 because of it's > relative simplicity compared to the K2. I know the K2 is > top-rated all over, > but I feel that the K2 will be less useful as a learning/experimenter's > platform than the K1. I know both involve the hidden aspect of > u-controller > firmware, but I feel that it's use is more spare and more > transparent in the > K1. > > I would like to try and not just buy a radio that I will fiddle > around with in > this manner described above, but one that would be worth using > when I am done > when I put it together the right way and use in general and not > all disected on > a breadboard. > > David, K3TUE > > dt > . > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.0/50 - Release Date: 7/16/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.0/50 - Release Date: 7/16/2005 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
