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

[NZ0T]

The K2/100 would be hard to mount in a mobile situation and I would not want
to subject a K2 to the harsh mobile enviroment.  

AD6XY wrote:
> 
> 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 K2, 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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