Catalog: The Elecraft K2/100
Company/Brand: Elecraft
building a radio in The Elecraft K2/100 by Elecraft
A nyone who has surveyed a current catalog of amateur radio ... equipment is well aware of the wide selection thats available ... . No longer must one choose between an HF and a VHF/UHF transceiver, since ... of todays units incorporate coverage of amateur bands from 1.8 to 450 MHz. Accessories ... such as keyers and antenna tuners frequently are built-in, and ... many radios can be controlled from a computer, allowing users to set up a ... the broad selection of equipment thats available today, almost all of these new radios ... have one thing in common: They all essentially are commodity devices built ...
, CW only, with RS-232 remote control. Accessory kits add 160 meters, SSB operation, ... receive audio filtering, real-time clock, and a noise ... blanker. The K2/100 provides all the basic features one would expect ... from a modern HF transceiver, such as 100 watt output on SSB and CW, direct ... , selectable CW receive sideband, and an iambic type A or B keyer with multiple ... CW message memories. All this in a lightweight package that measures just ... 100 watt HF transceivers to come along in some time. Its so small it should ... easily fit into almost any vehicle for mobile operation, although ... mounting. The K2/100 does not have an internal antenna tuner, as there simply ...
kit of pre-wound toroids from an Elecraft-approved independent vendor, ... which may prove to be a worthwhile expenditure. The K2/100 is ... a relatively complex kit, and it may prove to be a rather daunting ... for someone with very little kit-building experience. If you would like a K2/100 ... and cant (or dont want to) build it ... yourself, Elecraft has a list of amateurs who will build your radio for a nominal ... folks just cant build enough kits.). Another option is to acquaint yourself with ... Elecraft kit building by constructing the lesscomplex K1 CW- ... only transceiver. On-Air Operation The K2/100 is a surprisingly ... versatile package for on-the-air operation. It supports all the popular ...
