++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 14:37:45 -0700 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft Organization: Elecraft To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net, QRP-L , GQRP Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 articles in QEX, CQ; K2/100 review in Nov. CQ The Elecraft K2 is featured in this month's CQ Magazine (Oct.) in an article titled: "Musings on an Experiment in QRP" by W9KNI. Bob writes about how he rejuvenated his interest in ham radio with the K2 running QRP to hunt DX. Also, watch for a new K2/100 product review in the upcoming November issue of CQ magazine. QEX Magazine (the ARRL technical journal) features the K2 in the current Sept./Oct. issue. The article is titled The DX Prowess of HF Receivers, by Tadeusz - SP7HT (page 36). This article covers the receiver performance that is important for use in real world, strong signal situations. Tadeusz describes the important types of dynamic range measurements and phase noise impact and he gives a detailed description of the K2's receiver design. Naturally we're pleased as he ranks the K2 as #1 in receiver performance :*) 73, Eric WA6HHQ ++++++++++++++++++ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:17:42 +0000 From: "Julian (G4ILO)" Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RSGB Article To: "Elecraft List" I wrote a review of the K2 after I finished building #392. I never offered it to RadCom as my understanding was that you have to be a member of one of the committees, or a pal of someone who is, before they will take you seriously. I did send my review to Practical Wireless, who wrote back that they never accepted unsolicited reviews because they wanted to ensure impartiality. I thought that was a joke given the already dreadful quality of reviews in that publication. Incidentally, I've never seen it mentioned on the reflector but there is a good two page review of the K2 in, of all places, the 2003 catalogue of Waters and Stanton PLC (the major ham radio dealer in the UK.) What's even more interesting is that it is written by Peter Waters himself. According to the caption of the main photo, the K2 is now Peter's current station. So get this: the boss of Britain's biggest ham dealer, who has the latest gear from every manufacturer in the world at his disposal, chooses to operate a 10W Elecraft K2. Can you get a better endorsement than that? 73, -- Julian, G4ILO. (RSGB, ARRL, G-QRP, K2 #392) G4ILO's Shack: http://www.qsl.net/g4ilo R Hirst wrote: At Last the RSGB is publishing an article on the K2! I contacted them = some 2 years ago by phone and they were disinterested. Never heard of = the K2 I was told. I don't know how you managed it Bob but well done. I = wonder why its taken some 3 years? The Far Eastern products seem to be = reviewed as soon as they hit retailers. Rowland G4APO K2-236 K1-156 +++++++++++++++++ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:42:33 -0800 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft Organization: Elecraft To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Cc: QRP-L , GQRP Subject: [Elecraft] New Practical Wireless Review of the K2 available We have received permission to post the new Practical Wireless magazine Review of the K2 Transceiver on our web site (pdf format). It can be found in the 'Customer Comments and Magazine Review' section at http://www.elecraft.com 73, Eric WA6HHQ ++++++++++++++++++ From: "Dave Sergeant" To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:19:02 -0000 Subject: [Elecraft] RadCom K2 review Further to Eric's comments on the Practical Wireless review, those of you in the UK will now have seen the K2 review in RSGB March RadCom which has just arrived, written by myself and Bob G3PJT. This is arguably the best review on the K2 at least in the UK press, though I guess I am just a little biased..... Note that the picture on the front cover is my own K2, slightly doctored by the editor (the bail has been removed among other things, compare with the same picture in the main article.). The colours have also changed a little from the original, the joys of digital photography. As to whether in due course this can appear on the Elecraft site, Eric will need to negotiate with the editor. 73 Dave G3YMC K2 #2498 +++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Tom Whiteside" To: Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:09:02 -0600 Subject: [Elecraft] Great K2 Article in the NCJ My hats off to Rick Tavan (N6XI) for a very through (and positive) K2 article in the latest National Contest Journal (NCJ). Rick's article focuses on the increasing use of K2's in serious contest efforts and the review is written for contestors - a very demanding crowd indeed with the challenges of copying weak signals in a band jammed with monster signals all around and where every motion and second counts. Definitely worth reading! If you are not a subcriber to the NCJ, I highly recommend it. Many articles are contest-centric but it also has great articles on antenna designs and other things - like K2s in this case. Again, great job on the article, Rick - Elecraft should buy some copies from the ARRL for marketing purposes! Tom Whiteside N5TW Georgetown, TX ++++++++++++++++++++ Reply-To: pjhend at ameritech.net From: "pjhend at ameritech.net" To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:48:49 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] More good press for Elecraft! Just read a glowing article about the K2/100 as a serious contest rig in=20= ARRL's NCJ: National Contest Journal March/April edition pages 18-22=2E=20= Rick Tavan, N6XI wrote a very intersting article comparing his contesting rigs to the K2 and made a very strong over-all endorsement for the K2=2E A= good read! Thanks for the bandwidth and sorry if this is old news to some=2E :-) 73 Paul W9BBR K2#2278 K1#956 ++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 13:22:26 -0700 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft Organization: Elecraft To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net, QRP-L , GQRP Subject: [Elecraft] New ARRL NCJ K2 Article Available I've just added a new article from the ARRL National Contest Journal titled "The Elecraft K2 - A contester's Perspective, by Rick Tavan, N6XI" to our web page at: http://www.elecraft.com/K2__Ham_Comments.htm 73, Eric WA6HHQ ++++++++++++++++++ Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:07:48 -0700 From: Wayne Burdick Organization: Elecraft To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] 2002 ARRL Sweepstakes, QST, and the K2 The May issue of QST has a nice article on last year's sweepstakes, starting on page 97. Featured are several high-scoring operators who used K2s or K2/100s. Great reading. Congratulations to all who took top honors, including Tree (N6TR), Bob (N4BP) and John (K7UP). There's a great photo of Bob operating NP2B, using two K2/100s. He looks confident of victory, if not fully awake. Wayne N6KR ++++++++++++++++++