[Elecraft] Out with the Old

[engineercm]

Just had to comment on the iconography of the March 2019 Old Stuff Day.  I'm
old enough to have witnessed all of the icons on that page. Bumper cars?  Of
course.  Manual typewriter (with the beloved Courier font?  Natch.  VW bus? 
Never drove one but saw many on the road.  

All of these are no longer in production---except the K2.  I know, the K2
was not announced in the same year as bumper cars, but to some it is Old
Stuff given the newer digital rigs of the day.  My K2 #6011 is still very
much alive and a joy to operate in CW (my preferred mode) as a QRP rig. 
Today, QRP rigs are available at a lower cost, but, IMHO, the K2 still
offers the most enjoyment/$ for building and operating.  

What a hoot:  the K2 in the same picture as the lava lamp.  The K2 won't
last forever, of course, but the run it has had is a tribute to the vision
and engineering prowess of the Elecraft team.  

Thanks for the memories.  



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