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    From David Pratt@2:250/355 to All on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 21:54:40
    I am thinking of building the Elecraft K2 QRP transceiver kit.

    Has anyone on here built it? If so, what do you think of it.

    73

    David

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  • From Thom LaCosta@1:1/21 to David Pratt on Wednesday, August 16, 2000 15:00:32
    David Pratt wrote in a message to All:

    I am thinking of building the Elecraft K2 QRP transceiver kit.

    Has anyone on here built it? If so, what do you think of it.

    I didn't build me(can't see that well)....but I can tell you that when you read
    the elecraft mailing list, most folks that build it really enjoy the build.

    Elecraft is a 10Plus when it comes to support, and the rig is fantastic....

    I'm having a ball...endfed wire...5 watts, lots of cw fun.

    73

    Thom LaCosta
    k3hrn@baltimoremd.com
    http://www.min.net/~thom/qrp/
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  • From DAVID PRATT@1:123/140 to ALL on Friday, May 09, 2003 02:12:46
    I have an Elecraft K2, currently fitted with the KAF2 audio filter & RT
    Clock module. It works fine for picking CW out of the QRM. Elecraft have recently released a DSP module which fits in place of the KAF2.

    Would someone please tell me the relative merits of DSP over a good audio filter?

    tnx es 73

    David G4DMP
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  • From Thom LaCosta@1:261/1352 to DAVID PRATT on Friday, May 09, 2003 08:26:18
    DAVID PRATT wrote in a message to ALL:

    I have an Elecraft K2, currently fitted with the KAF2 audio filter
    & RT Clock module. It works fine for picking CW out of the QRM.
    Elecraft have recently released a DSP module which fits in place of
    the KAF2.

    I was going to add the KAF2 to my k2....it's one of those "round to it" projects.


    Would someone please tell me the relative merits of DSP over a good
    audio filter?

    From what I've read, the DSP will allow you to copy SSB easier, and it has an auto notch filter to removes the hetrodynes.

    I'm going to wait until someone local installs one....I hardly ever operate SSB, so it would have to REALLY help things on cw for me to add it.

    73,
    Thom
    k3hrn


    cya,
    thom
    baltimoremd@baltimoremd.com
    http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/
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  • From DAVID PRATT@1:123/140 to THOM LACOSTA on Saturday, May 10, 2003 07:28:34
    I was going to add the KAF2 to my k2....it's one of those "round to it" projects.


    Would someone please tell me the relative merits of DSP over a good audio filter?

    From what I've read, the DSP will allow you to copy SSB easier, and it
    has an
    auto notch filter to removes the hetrodynes.

    I'm going to wait until someone local installs one....I hardly ever
    operate
    SSB, so it would have to REALLY help things on cw for me to add it.

    Thanks, Thom, I am much of the same mind. I use mainly CW and am finding
    the KAF2 just fine. Rather than order the KDSP2 immediately it is
    released, I am watching the Elecraft e-mail list with interest to see what folks have to say about its performance. It is interesting that there are
    some people selling their KAF2 modules already, without having tried the
    KDSP2.

    73

    David G4DMP
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  • From Thom LaCosta@1:261/1352 to DAVID PRATT on Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:01:32
    DAVID PRATT wrote in a message to THOM LACOSTA:

    I'm going to wait until someone local installs one....I hardly ever
    operate
    SSB, so it would have to REALLY help things on cw for me to add it.

    Thanks, Thom, I am much of the same mind. I use mainly CW and am
    finding the KAF2 just fine.

    Tell me more about the KAF2....maybe it's something I should buy from one of the "early adopters/blind sheep".

    cya,
    thom
    baltimoremd@baltimoremd.com
    http://www.tlchost.net/echolist/
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  • From DAVID PRATT@1:123/140 to THOM LACOSTA on Sunday, May 11, 2003 16:57:06
    Tell me more about the KAF2....maybe it's something I should buy from
    one of
    the "early adopters/blind sheep".

    That would be an excellent idea, Thom. If you look on the Elecraft e-mail
    list (Reflector) you are sure to find folks there selling them.

    Not only does is have an a.f. filter, with two settings, but it includes a
    real time clock giving the date and time and maintained by a lithium cell.
    Used in conjunction with the four i.f. filters it does bring out stations
    that are deep down in the QRM.

    The manual is available at
    http://www.elecraft.com/manual/ filename: KAF2man_revA.pdf

    73

    David G4DMP
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