Good point. I agree. From my experience the K2 falls short on transmit
audio.
>From: "Samir Popaja" <Samir.Popaja@impact-europe.se>
>To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Radios
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:39:12 +0200
>
>OK.
>
>We all know that K2 is nice radio for cw contesting.
>
>How this radio is good for SSB contesting?
>-------------------------------------------------------
>
> >Message: 9
> >Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:18:22 +0000
> >From: "Guy Molinari" <guy_molinari@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Radios
> >To: rtnmi@sbcglobal.net, cq-contest@contesting.com
> >Message-ID: <BAY104-F163179B0B306823FD07ECE86B0@phx.gbl>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>
> >The Elecraft K2/100. You can easily buy 2 K2/100's fully loaded for
>what
> >you would pay for an Orion. Probably with 2 Dunestar automatic bandpass
> >filters as well.
>
> >73 - Guy, N7ZG
>
>
> >From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
> >To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> >Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest Radios
> >Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:31:10 -0500
> >
> >Something is starting to concern me that maybe you more experienced guys
> >can help me on.
> >
> >I have been asking around lately about the FT-1000 and FT-1000D radios,
> >because I noticed a reduction in prices on what is being
> >offered on QTH.com and other places. So they are getting closer to where
>I
> >can be.
> >
> >Many of the guys who have responded to my questions about the radios have
> >been saying that the reason is that the FT-1000 and
> >FT-1000D radios are getting so old that "like anything else" you can
>start
> >to expect them to start going bad.
> >
> >They are also saying that parts are getting *very* expensive and
>sometimes
> >impossible to find.
> >
> >Is this the general opinion or is this still a worthy radio to have for
> >contesting?
> >
> >If not what is?! Many say that none of the IC756PRO series is responsive
> >enough because of its DSP and lack of crystal filtering.
> >
> >So what's left???
> >That is below $10,000 of course.
> >
> > 73 fer nw,
> >Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
> >http://www.ad5vj.com/
> >
> >Member CTDXCC
> >10X# 37210, FP#-1141
> >SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149
> >
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