I'll throw in another plug for the K2. This was my first FD in over
30 years. I ran my K2 as a 1B/Battery/QRP/CW station out of my camper
for the duration. This was the first time I'd spent "quality time"
with my K2 since getting my K3 almost a year ago. I'd forgotten what
a sweet little rig the K2 is:
- Small...: Easily sat on a corner of the tiny table in my camper
with plenty of room left over for logs and dupe sheets.
- ... but not TOO small: Never had a problem operating the
controls or finding the right button.
- Easy to feed 1: Over 18 hours actual operating time on a single
12AH battery. Could have gone longer, but I ran out of juice before
the battery did.
- Easy to feed 2: I literally found a hunk of wire in the garage
and threw it into a tree for an antenna. The KAT2 was able to tune it
to < 1.5:1 on 80, 40, and 20. Not a great performer, but still let me
work stations from Alaska to Indiana on 5w.
- Great performance.
I'm really glad I didn't succumb to the temptation to sell it after
getting the K3.
73
--
Joe KB8AP
On Jun 29, 2009, at 9:33 AM, John Wiener wrote:
> I brought my K2 to FD at local W8MRC station for the 3rd year. It
> had quite an impact. The CW Ops couldn't believe the difference. I
> think we may have a few more converts.
> (Seems like I send this message each FD hi.)
>
> 73
>
> John
> AB8O
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