I would say the K2 is better than the pro2, not quite as good as the pro3.
The pro 3 was improved quite a bit, the noise reduction really works well,
as do the filters, its not as bothered by close in signals as the older
units,
and its got less noise, but still quite a bit compared to the corsair I
have.
The functionality of the pro3 is VERY good, triple band stacking registers,
just push the 80 meter button three times and go through 3 different
settings,
cw, ssb and am, the rig remembers all the settings, which antenna,
and tunes it, the filters, frequencies, etc, and it does that for every
band.
Another thing I really like about the pro3 is tuning in an ssb qso, very
often
the frequency is spot on, like within 1 cycle! I find that the other
stations are also
right on frequency, no guesswork...
Another thing I was surprised about was the auto notch.
It will follow a signal around and notch it out, and an ssb qso
is 100%, and does not even sound bad!
Does the K3 do that?
AM reception is quite good, although the high end rolls off
early no matter what filter you use.
I never tried it on FM.
The K2 is ham band only, the pro series does general coverage and 6 meters,
and gives 100 watts out on all bands and frequencies ,and does 160 meters.
On CW, changing the pitch is turning a knob, it does everything, and is its
own knob,
in the K2, changing the pitch requires redoing all the filters....
With the band scope, the pro3 is a lot for the money.
It does have the usual 70mhz 1st IF problems, but much less then
the older ones, and the usual noise and poor audio output, but that is
also much better than the old ones.
You cant build an Icom though....
Brett
N2DTS
The pro 3 is now about $2500.00 new.
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