any AM and/or FM in that?   guess I'd have to use one before I can be
convinced
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: audio readouts (cont'd)


> On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 08:28:05PM -0400, Jerry Neufeld wrote:
> > Buddy, thanks so much for the info on Elecraft equipment, details others
> > will have also appreciated, I'm sure. As much a cw man as ssb, I might
well
> > look at the K2, assuming it to be entirely solid-state switching for
> > continuous break-in.
>
> Oh, but of course! No clickety clacking relays, and it's very
> smooth. You'll be able to hear between letters, but not between
> individual code elements. Perfectly fine for my taste.
>
> BTW John, don't knock the single conversion receiver. I've read more
> than one account of K2's holding their own in field day situations
> (for instance) with multiple higher-powered transceivers in very close
> proximity...this little single-conversion (very hot) receiver didn't
> overload like the others did, and it hears things that other radios
> have trouble with. True, you give up general coverage, but what you
> give up in general coverage receive is more than adequately made up
> for in performance where it counts. Steak and hamburger, my friend. :)
> Yes, it's not a cheap radio, but that also means it's not cheaply
> made. It's no accident that it's compared favorably to rigs costing
> twice as much, again in places where it counts. And I can't stress
> enough that Elecraft is a company that actually gives a rip about us
> and our needs...can't say that about the other companies, except maybe
> Kenwood.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV
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