Agreed, I have an ft-817 and portability is definitely it's strong suit. The receiver is lacking to say the least. But, I can put an entire station in a bag. People mix apples and oranges when comparing rigs.
All that says I have not finished the K2....... 73 de KU4YP Michael Prevatt Ft. Meade, Fl. *sent from ipaq* As a mobile rig, it would likely be neat, but has no antenna tuner, you have to add that... Just like those really little handhelds that do 500 KHz to UHF, they do it all....poorly.... _______________________________________________ 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