[Elecraft] K2: The green glow returns!

[Gary Watson]

Great news for the K2 Wayne,

I finished my K2/100 Twins about 1 1/2 yrs ago.  It's the first rig I turn
on in the morning and the last I turn off at night even though I have a
K-Line.  I can't believe how much pleasure that piece of equipment has
given me.  This morning I'll be disconnecting the K2 this morning and
heading out to coffee with our little klub in Bigfork, MT.  BARK/K7CMT

We set up a little ham stick dipole up at 12 feet or so outside the coffee
shop and operate CW.  Curious customers always are amazed the radio was a
kit.  The CW ringing out from the speaker sounds so nice it  draws people
over.  We worked ON4UN with 10 watts about 6 months ago from there. It
shows how good his antenna's work!

I hope every ham on the reflector orders one from you.  Long live the K2.

Gary/W7EE



On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:21 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> A few years ago, in a distant land known for its modular seafood
> delicacies, one of our vendors decided--without informing us--to stop
> producing a critical item used in the Elecraft K2: the LCD backlight. We
> got the news when we attempted to re-order early this year.
>
> Worse, they could never make them again. Both the dusty scrolls upon which
> the details were scribed and the monks who toiled in the secret factory had
> vanished. We would have to reinvent this particular wheel.
>
> That task has now been completed; we home-rolled our own backlight from
> modern materials. We’re pleased to announce that the new green glow is the
> equal of the old. Thus the K2 is reborn, on approximately the 20th
> anniversary of its first beta shipments. It’s in stock and ready to
> exercise kit-building muscles of all ages.
>
> Why build a K2? To summarize what our thousands of builders have told us:
>
>   - it’s fun, and the fun can be shared (with one’s progeny, for example)
>
>   - educational (you’ll learn a *lot* about how a radio works)
>
>   - rewarding (it’s still the only high-performance, all-band HF kit radio)
>
> Regarding the K2’s performance, you may have read recent enthusiastic
> Field Day reports from its owners. This is no coincidence. The K2 was bred
> for success at battery-powered field outings, with both ultra-low current
> drain (~150 to 200 mA) and high blocking dynamic range (it’s one of very
> few low-cost transceivers to hit the magical 135 dB level, allowing
> co-located rigs to play fair). The K2 is also an analog superhet design,
> with crisp audio and very fast QSK.
>
> This is a great time to embark on a K2 adventure, given various specials
> in honor of summertime and the K2’s reemergence. You can find these
> specials on our order page (www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm). Or
> give us a call to talk about which K2 package would best suit your needs.
>
> A K2 can be upgraded at any time by installing your choice of several
> option modules. No particular order is required. The most popular options
> are the wide-range ATU (KAT2) and SSB module (KSB2).
>
> If I’ve left any of the K2’s technical or philosophical mysteries to your
> imagination, feel free to email me directly.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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