[Elecraft] Thinking of selling my K2 wondering about value?

[AD6XY]

It is worth more than you will get for it in cash terms. When you sell it you
may miss it and may have to build or buy another one.  I am keeping mine!

However, I believe $600 is the going rate for the basic K3, at least it is
over here in Europe. Yours has many options so could easily be worth perhaps
$1200. I work on the simple principle that new, second hand gear is worth at
most around 2/3 of the current new price. But, K2s and K3s can exceed this.
As it is the 100W model you might get more if you sell the KPA100 and KAT100
separately. The 10W K3 with the transverter interface is a popular driver
for VHF and up and also is still a popular QRP radio, you would probably get
nearly $800 for it and maybe $500-600 for the PA/ATU.

I am not sure why you think the K2/100 is not a good mobile rig. It has
everything necessary except a remote head unit. If it will not fit you might
be better off getting a different vehicle, or sticking with the 706.

Mike



NZ0T wrote:
> 
> Now that I have my K3 I am considering selling my K2 #5703, KPA100,
> KAT100, KNB2, KSB2, KAF2, K60XV, K160RX built a little over 2 years ago. 
> I would appreciate input as to what all this is worth as the deciding
> factor will be how much I can get so I can buy a new mobile HF rig (sure
> wish Elecraft had one) and then use my old IC-706 MK2 at the lake cabin. 
> I just don't like the idea of the K2 sitting at the lake and only being
> used on weekends and I have a nice TS-830S i want to keep as backup at
> home.
> 
> Respond here or if you want to save bandwidth to nz0t at cox.net
> 
> 73, Bill NZ0T
> 

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