HI I have a FT1000Mp Mk5 Field here that I have compared with the K2 many times, The Field is a great radio, with very nice audio for SSB work, my main problem with it is the CW rx noise , it sounds like someone blowing over a bottle top on the narrow filters, if I use the DSP it sounds better but hollow. The K2 just sounds better for CW (IMHO) I can listen to the audio from the K2 (or K1) for hours in the shack while im doing other tasks but the audio from the Field is tiring after a short while, im sure the Field is a very good radio for many folk but im just not using it , for that reason its now up for sale and I have now bought another K2 , a K2/100 now that sits next to the base QRP K2. I have a switch box connected to the K2 and the Field, tuned both into the same cw station and switched between the two, my wife who is not a radio ham and can not read any Morse has been sat in front of the two doing a blind test and she always chooses the K2 as the one that sounds "Nicer" . Good luck with your choice. 73 Happy New Year Paul M0BMN
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