[Elecraft] [K2] K60XV - No longer available?

[demindor .]

Don,

Actually, based on the shipping status (as of July 19th, 2019) K60XV
is marked as discontinued.

https://elecraft.com/pages/shipping-status


On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 3:02 PM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> As far as I know, there is no reason for the K60XV to have been
> discontinued.  Call the sales office to see if it can still be ordered.
> You will need firmware version 2.04 to support the K60XV.  You can
> easily check your firmware revision level by holding any button in while
> powering on the K2 - the level for the MCU and the KIOC will be briefly
> displayed.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/23/2019 5:00 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
> > I was recently considering a project which required to update my K2 with what is perhaps the last possible option — the K60XV.
> >
> > However, I was not able to find this product on the re-vamped Elecraft site. I did, however, find the newer K2 back panel that supports the jacks for the K60XV.
> >
> > Did Elecraft discontinue this kit? Or can it still be special ordered?
> >
> > I know there were some complications with firmware revisions in ordering the K60XV. My K2 is mostly up to date - I only need the firmware update for the KPA100, I think.
> >
> > Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net

Alexey Kats (neko)