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ken mcmahon

K2 on the air!

I made my first SSB contact on my K2 (kit) this afternoon.

10 watts on 7.240 (40 meter swap net).

How satisfying to get a 'clean' audio report from Chris AI6U in Sacto!

Thanks for all the help from this list!

Best 73s,

Ken WZ6P
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RobertG

Re: K2 on the air!

Ken...

Few things in radio life bring as many diverse pleasures to bear on a
single item as the K2. Some are for sale from time to time, but I dare
say that most K2 owners hang on to them to the end. Welcome to the "club."

...robert K2 #5957

On 01/09/2017 03:09, ken mcmahon wrote:

> I made my first SSB contact on my K2 (kit) this afternoon.
>
> 10 watts on 7.240 (40 meter swap net).
>
> How satisfying to get a 'clean' audio report from Chris AI6U in Sacto!
>
> Thanks for all the help from this list!
>
> Best 73s,
>
> Ken WZ6P
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N7DXT

Re: K2 on the air!

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Congratulations Ken,

I got my K2 up and running in October!! Love the thing. I got the KAT100
working last month, and I am working on the KPA100 now.

It hears just about as good as my K3 with the upgraded synthesizers in my
humble opinion.

I purchased an older kit that went up for sale last summer. It has every
option including the KDSP2. CW sounds so sweet.

I would really like to try the KAF2 just to hear the difference on CW. I
find myself bypassing the KDSP2 on strong signals, just to hear the crystal
filters by themselves. The KDSP2 really shines on weak signal work though.

It's very satisfying to finish the K2 and have it work so well. I also
get great audio reports on SSB.

Long live the K2!!
S/N 6000

Gary
N7DXT

On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:09 PM, ken mcmahon <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Re: K2 on the air!

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I get the same reports and mine is s/n #028 with the latest upgrades!

Mike AC6JA

In a message dated 1/8/2017 8:35:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes:

Congratulations Ken,

I got my K2 up and running in October!! Love the thing. I got the KAT100
working last month, and I am working on the KPA100 now.

It hears just about as good as my K3 with the upgraded synthesizers in my
humble opinion.

I purchased an older kit that went up for sale last summer. It has every
option including the KDSP2. CW sounds so sweet.

I would really like to try the KAF2 just to hear the difference on CW. I
find myself bypassing the KDSP2 on strong signals, just to hear the crystal
filters by themselves. The KDSP2 really shines on weak signal work
though.

It's very satisfying to finish the K2 and have it work so well. I also
get great audio reports on SSB.

Long live the K2!!
S/N 6000

Gary
N7DXT

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Edward A. Dauer

K2 on the air!

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When I go I am taking mine with me. Listen around 7020 CW.

Ted, KN1CBR
K2s 7637 and 7687

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Ken...

Few things in radio life bring as many diverse pleasures to bear on a
single item as the K2. Some are for sale from time to time, but I dare
say that most K2 owners hang on to them to the end. Welcome to the "club."

...robert K2 #5957

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KENT TRIMBLE

Re: K2 on the air!

Hi Ron ...

We customized the head-panel of Tom Hammond's (N0SS) casket to incorporate his picture, call sign, tower, K2, and K3. Most anything is possible these days. What you suggest is definitely doable. The difficulty lies in helping some people understand what the word "appropriate" means.

73,

Kent K9ZTV

> On Jan 9, 2017, at 8:54 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Awaiting the company that builds caskets with a top cover that looks like a
> K2 Front Panel.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Dauer,
> Edward
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 4:09 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!
>
> When I go I am taking mine with me. Listen around 7020 CW.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
> K2s 7637 and 7687
>
> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 03:40:59 +0000
> From: Robert G Strickland <[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!
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>
> Ken...
>
> Few things in radio life bring as many diverse pleasures to bear on a
> single item as the K2. Some are for sale from time to time, but I dare
> say that most K2 owners hang on to them to the end. Welcome to the
> "club."
>
> ...robert K2 #5957
>
>
>
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Alan Bloom

Re: K2 on the air!

On 01/09/2017 07:13 PM, K9ZTV wrote:
> Hi Ron ...
>
> We customized the head-panel of Tom Hammond's (N0SS) casket to
> incorporate his picture, call sign, tower, K2, and K3. Most anything
> is possible these days. What you suggest is definitely doable. The
> difficulty lies in helping some people understand what the word
> "appropriate" means.

I was once listening to a ham yakking on a local repeater when I figured
out from his conversation that he was operating from a funeral
procession. I guess he couldn't tear himself away from ham radio long
enough to pay his respects to the dear departed.

What is that line from the Radio Amateur's Code?

"The Radio Amateur is balanced. Radio is a hobby, never interfering
with duties owed to family, job, school or community."

:=)

Alan N1AL
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Bill K9YEQ

Re: K2 on the air!

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A close friend, K9KJM, was buried with an HT in his pocket. I thought about
donating other HAM stuff to add to the casket, but decided not to add any
potential conflict to his ceremony.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

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Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 9:13 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!

Hi Ron ...

We customized the head-panel of Tom Hammond's (N0SS) casket to incorporate
his picture, call sign, tower, K2, and K3. Most anything is possible these
days. What you suggest is definitely doable. The difficulty lies in
helping some people understand what the word "appropriate" means.

73,

Kent K9ZTV

> On Jan 9, 2017, at 8:54 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Awaiting the company that builds caskets with a top cover that looks
> like a
> K2 Front Panel.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Dauer, Edward
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 4:09 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!
>
> When I go I am taking mine with me. Listen around 7020 CW.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
> K2s 7637 and 7687
>
> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 03:40:59 +0000
> From: Robert G Strickland <[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!
> Message-ID: <[hidden email]>
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>
> Ken...
>
> Few things in radio life bring as many diverse pleasures to bear on a
> single item as the K2. Some are for sale from time to time, but I dare
> say that most K2 owners hang on to them to the end. Welcome to the
> "club."
>
> ...robert K2 #5957
>
>
>
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Re: K2 on the air!

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I have been a ham since 1960, and in those years its extremely rare to find
a ham that is balanced, and much easier to find one that is off the
deep end.
Shoot just watch this list for a short time and observe.

as for me, I am not saying another word.
Merv K9FD/KH6

>
> What is that line from the Radio Amateur's Code?
>
> "The Radio Amateur is balanced. Radio is a hobby, never interfering
> with duties owed to family, job, school or community."
>
> :=)
>
> Alan N1AL
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