Thanks Joe, I've been waiting for the Elecraft 100-watt amp to appear for a
year now.....I agree with you about the Corsair II, I'd probably keep it and
"steal" some money from the kid's college fund to buy the Elecraft!! My big
complaint with the Corsair is the audio-derived AGC....every time the
refrigerator or wash machine kicks in or some hi-current AC device starts in
the house the AGC on the Corsair gets really upset....HI /73..k6sdw
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Malloy [mailto:jmalloy@hamilton.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:57 AM
To: Avila, Edward; 'Mark Adams, P.E.'; tentec@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TenTec] re: Receiver comparison chart on website
Ed, if the only thing the K2 wants is power, well, you're in for a
surprise: they're going to release the integrated 100 watt PA during this
quarter of 2001, at least they plan to (it's integrated in that it will
come with a separate cover to the K2 and you replace the current cover if
you want 100 watts; you keep the other cover in case of QRP intentions,
say, on vacation). I'm not a confirmed DX chaser but the K2 has worked me
in casual usage about 50-60 countries since I finished it last July. The
largest improvement I can note over my Corsair is the phenomenal
IF-derived AGC. Other than that (plus the fact that it's small, digital
and, well, I built it myself (!)) it's pretty even with my Corsair for
non-critical uses.
I wouldn't trade my Ten-Tec gear for the world: I have a PM-3A, an
Argonaut 509, Corsair (matching power supply and external VFO), 1330 QRP
rig, and a bunch of miscellaneous odds n' ends. The good news is that
Elecraft is in the same league as Ten-Tec when it comes to service: you
wouldn't want a nicer bunch of guys/gals to deal with with either of them!
73,
Joe, W2RBA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Avila, Edward
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 12:35 PM
> To: 'Mark Adams, P.E.'; 'tentec@contesting.com'
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] re: Receiver comparison chart on website
>
>
>
> Mark, good points.......big difference between Omni and K2 is
> price!!! I'm a
> Ten Tec fan (Corsair II and Scout) but would seriously consider
> selling off
> all that for a K2 but the lack of power stops me since I'm not
> into QRp and
> try slugging it out with the Big Guns chasing Dx....HI......./k6sdw
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