[Elecraft] Seeing many wanted ads for the K2 on eham.net

[KW4H]

Building Elecraft gear has become almost therapy for me -- there's nothing
like quiet time at the bench!  I built a bunch of Heathkit stuff back in the
70s and 80s, and then later ran a TV/VCR repair business before everything
became throwaway.  It's sure nice to have a reason to rebuild the
workbench.  I've built nowhere near the same number of rigs as you have, and
only recently got into building Elecraft gear, but my particular love is the
KX-1.  The few KX-1's I've built have been immediately sold for what I paid,
and another one ordered to take its place.  A freshly built KX-1 lasts a few
hours maximum on a for sale board.

73, Steve, KW4H

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Alan Price <w1hyv at arrl.net> wrote:

>  Steve:
>
> I agree with you 100%.  My first kit was an AR-3 with the case.  From then
> I built virtually every Heathkit for ham radio ever made.  I now have built
> almost 400 K2's!  Yea, I really  enjoy building the stuff.
>
> 73
> Alan
> W1HYV
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:12:54 -0400
> > From: kw4h at arrl.net
> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Seeing many wanted ads for the K2 on eham.net
>
> >
> > Just my two cents ... Elecraft gear in general can be very hard to come
> by
> > on the used market, and I think this is primarily due to the fact that
> once
> > you own an Elecraft there's really not much of a reason to sell it for
> > something else.
> >
> > I'm showing my age here, but I remember well the days of Heathkit -- and
> in
> > my opinion the folks at Elecraft have done a superb job of taking the
> > Heathkit model to the next level -- they make a damn fine kit radio
> without
> > compromises. Heathkits were, well, "decent" gear, but in its day
> considered
> > on the expensive side for what you got. Elecraft gear isn't cheap, but
> you
> > get all that you pay for, and more. Hence the high retention rate.
> >
> > Steve, KW4H
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Chris Wagner <kf6vci at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > First, I wanted to say that I'm looking for a no frills CW K2.
> > > But a K1 or KX1 would do nicely, too as my main bands are 40 and 20.
> > >
> > > Please contact me off list if you have a K2 or its little brothers for
> > > sale.
> > > That failing, a DSW 20 II or DSW 40 II would do nicely, too.
> > >
> > > Mni tnx es 72 de Chris KF6VCI
> > > 760 820 4980
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