[Elecraft] To sell or upgrade?

[Steven Pituch]

Hi all,

I am the proud owner of K2 #402 (1.04d - 1.02), with KAT2, KSB2, and KNB2.
I have recently done some tests comparing this rig to some of my other rigs.
The K2 of course won.  So now that the K2 design has matured, I would like
to get more options like the 100 W amp, the bigger auto tuner, and the DSP
unit.

So I have been learning about eBay, and PayPal etc, and have started to sell
some of my other equipment to help pay for this.

Now I am thinking whether I should upgrade my K2 #402, OR possibly sell it
and build another one.  I do like building, but frankly wouldn't feel good
taking a significant loss on it.  So this brings up two questions.

1)
If I keep K2 #402, which I think is in perfect condition, is there any
significant PERFORMANCE disadvantage to upgrading this earlier version and
then adding the KPA100, KDSP2, and KAT100?  I guess if I went this route I
could sell the KAT2 and reduce the overall cost of this endeavor.  The only
disadvantage I see is cosmetic since I would be soldering the parts on the
board sort of in a dead bug fashion as most of the upgrades to the Rev. A
board are done.

2)
Is it really worth it for me to sell K2 #402?  I figured I put about $900
dollars into it.  I'm thinking that I couldn't get anywhere near that if I
tried to sell it.

After reading the upgrade material I am leaning towards keeping #402, but
still would like to hear from the list.

Thanks for the input.

Steve Pituch, W2MY/5
Corpus Christi

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