[Elecraft] Which kits to start with? Need advice

[Brian F. Wruble]

Hi all:

I have spent the last 3 years building a K2 with all the add-ons.  The
reason it took so long was that 95% of the work was being done by my 15
yr-old daughter, Zane, W2YL.  She is a superb kit-builder, but she has a
multitude of interests -- especially athletics (swimming and cross-country).
This project proceeded at a very slow pace.  We started out with a version A
(S/N 2528) and had to do all the mods and upgrades.

I would now like to build one myself, again with all the bells and whistles:

K-2, 100 Watt amp, SSB, 160M, DSP, 60M, noise blanker, CAT control, KAT-100
antenna tuner, etc. My question is: which pieces of the whole should I order
first?  In building the K-2, is it a good idea to have the 100 watt amp
available at the same time?  The 60M module?  DSP?

I know that upgrades occur, and I don't want to inventory kits that might
get upgraded while I am waiting to build them.  On the other hand, I want to
be able to work in parallel on several of the options along with the basic
K-2 where that saves steps.

Your thoughts?

73 de Brian W3BW