[Elecraft] Price of a K2

[Mike-WE0H]

Exactly my thoughts, & the #1 reason I built mine myself. I don't 
remember what all options some have had, but I did see at least one that 
was with the options I have and it would be a easy $1000.00 kit yet they 
sold the radio for 6-7 hundred. Might be the economy and a guy needing 
quick cash? Learned my lesson on selling off radio's many years ago, 
never gonna sell my rigs!!! hi hi...

Support? Yea there surely isn't a shortage of support for these radio's. 
I had a question about the 8v regulator having a bit low voltage out and 
that surely got a fast response on the fix and a whole lotta response at 
that!!! hi hi...Awesome group, you guys have here.

Mike
WE0H



Julian, G4ILO wrote:

Perhaps people are wary of buying something that was built by somebody of
unknown expertise? I've bought the odd bit of home-built gear (and
commercial rigs that had been modified by previous owners) and have seen
some absolute stinkers.

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Dave wrote:

Mike and All,

You may be right--I haven't watched all that closely--but what I think I 
have noticed is that ones selling for the price range you mention 
typically are "light" on add-ons. Typically I see the lower priced ones 
without internal ATU's or DSP.  Also, lower priced ones tend to be 
earlier versions.  There were substantial changes to the ones that start 
with serial numbers above 3000.  I can tell you though, that early 
versions work very well, and if they have been updated, you can't tell 
much, if any, difference.  I have #72, and another one in the 4000 
range.  Both sound pretty similar to me.  The great think about a K2 is 
the fabulous support you can get for it right here on this reflector, 
not to mention Elecraft's superb support team. If you have a problem 
with a K2, 99 times out of 100 the solution is only a few keyclicks away.

Dave W7AQK



WE0H wrote:


I have seen them with various options going for $600.00 thru $700 
something. That seems surprisingly low to me when you take a kit & add 
in the options and come up right around a grand then the guys are 
selling them in the 6-7 hundred range, built... Silly.

Mike
WE0H
K2 S/N 6698