[Elecraft] Is the K2 old technology?

[Don Wilhelm]

Paul,

I do not believe Elecraft will discontinue the K2 nor its options for 
some long time to come.  Yes, the K2 is over 10 years old, but still 
going strong.  It is a 'mature' product, which means that there will not 
likely be additional updates for it down the road.  You can feel safe 
buying the basic K2 and adding options later.  These are not just my 
thoughts, they have been confirmed by Wayne and Eric publicly on this 
reflector.

A fully loaded K2 will give you most of the features that a basic K3 
offers although the K3 offers some nice 'extras' too, so ...
If your final goal is a fully loaded K2 (with all options including the 
KDSP2), then you will find the price is comparable with the K3 basic 
cost, but if you must do it incrementally due to budget constraints, 
then the K2 has a lower entry price.

The K2 is a great performing transceiver all by itself - and it is still 
not very far down the list on the Sherwood listings.

I am assuming that you will enjoy building the K2 from its discrete 
parts rather than plugging the boards together and assembling the 
hardware pieces - the latter is the assembly process for the K3 kit.  If 
the building process turns you off, then save up your ham budget dollars 
and go for the basic K3.

73,
Don W3FPR

Paul Huff wrote:
> I think that I have finally saved up enough money to purchase my long-desired 
> K2.  But there are two thoughts that cause me to hesitate:
>
> First, is the K2 "long in the tooth"?  Am I spending a significant amount of 
> money on technology that is on it's way to being obsolete?
>
> Second,  I will only be able to purchase a basic K2 and plan on adding the 
> extras to it over the next couple of years.  Will Elecraft still be offering 
> those products for that length of time?
>
> I guess that I will ask that 2nd question directly to Elecraft, but any opinions 
> on the first question would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance and 73,
> Paul - N8XMS
>
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