I am new user of K2. Pretty recent serial number. 100 w version. I also find the radio has not enough audio gain. It is OK when I operate from my city shack but when I am in the country where level of QRM is really low then there are stations on 10 and 15 meters that are definitely copiable but not loud enough in the headphones even with AF and RF gain fully CW. I had to build external AF amp to rectify that problem. My several other radios ( Icoms) have plenty of AF in the same environment. I never turn AF on IC765 more then 12 hours CW. Another issue that I ran into is SWR meter diodes that get killed by static quite regularly. Again neither IC765 nor IC751A that I have never suffered from that using same antennas in the same shack. I wonder if other members of the reflector ever suffered from this issue. How did you cure it? Two more issues separate my K2 from ideal radio: No SSB monitor. I just cannot control what comes out of the external audio keyer. No RIT = 0 button which is great inconvenience in CW contests where a lot of people call off the freq. I have tried to use split mode and A=B button instead but the logic in the firmware is such that it does not allow such use.
Just my impressions as a new user. 73, Igor UA9CDC > Hello Everyone, > > Like Ken, I too am puzzled over the "insufficient-audio" issue with the K2. > > FWIW both of my K2s (one with a QRP lid, the second with the KPA100 lid) produce way more audio than I find necessary for my needs. > > I typically run both rigs with the RF Gain fully CW and the Audio Gain at about the 10AM position. Use of the DSP filters in the QRO rig will sometimes require a bit more Audio Gain, but not much. I also seldom use headphones. Most of my QSOs are in the CW mode. > > I can't comment on the K3's audio. > > 73, > > Steve Banks > K0PQ > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Ken Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:10:30 > To:<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] K2 vs K3 audio > > > >From the posts I've read in the past there would seem to > be large differences in the amount of audio delivered by > a K2. > > Perhaps those of you who service them or in some other > way have exposure to multiple K2's can comment. > > Mine's speaker level ia completely adequate and can be > turned up far beyond "comfortable" ... for me, anyway. > > Ken Kopp - K0PP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
