Interesting, but the KDSP2 appears to have disappeared on the order page. Did that part become discontinued for one reason or another?
On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Reuben, > > Since you do not yet have a license, and you *do* have a K2/10, you > already have one of the best receivers on the market. Of course, the K3S > and the KX3 are a bit better, but the improvement is marginal. > > Use the K2 and concentrate on getting your license. > Once you have your license coming, examine your ham radio budget and your > aspirations. > If you can build thru-hole gear, adding the KPA100 to your base K2 will > get you a 100 watt transceiver at the lowest cost. It will be a contest > grade 100 watt class transceiver. > > Yes, the Sherwood ratings of the K3/K3S and KX3 surpass the K2, but not by > much. > > OTOH, if you are into SWLing as well as ham radio, the K2 only has good > response at frequencies close to the ham bands. The K3S with the KBPF3A > option is a better choice for SWLing. > > That is the technical side of things, your K2 is great for ham band > reception, and the K3S with KBPF3 is great for receive outside the ham > bands. > > BUT - concentrate on getting your general (or extra) license before you > consider an upgrade to your already very good Elecraft K2. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 7/17/2016 1:02 PM, Reuben Popp wrote: > >> The higher-end SDR is an option I suppose, but I already have too many >> receivers as it is. Two R-390A's, three SP-600 variants, two BC-348s and >> in the garage two R-1051-B sets. Yes, I might have neglected to mention >> before that when I first got into the hobby I was instantly drawn to the >> boatanchor camp (having been in the Navy myself some years ago). Needless >> to say, my K2/10 is the smallest, and most definitely, _lightest_ radio I >> own. This coming from the guy who moved most of these into storage in the >> past two weeks to make room for the baby boy arriving in nine weeks. Yes, >> my back is still recuperating, but my chiropractor? She loves me. ;). >> >> I *will* get my ticket, it's just a matter of when, so if I'm in for a >> penny on a receiver, I'm in for a pound and I might as well get a >> transceiver. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
