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

[Dave Van Wallaghen]

Don,

I was just told they were discontinued a couple of weeks ago. Not 
exactly sure why, but I assume one of the parts is no longer available. 
It is no longer on the order page.

73,
Dave, W8FGU


On 8/23/2019 5:41:30 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
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