[Elecraft] New K1 Kit

[Wayne Burdick]

Correct on both counts. 

Trust me, as the designer of both the K1 and KX1 I have a soft spot for them and would love to bring them back. But several of the critical parts became impossible to source, and a substantial redesign would be required to work around them.

The good news: the KX2 is soooo much more radio, in a smaller package. We had to go through the K1 and KX1 to get to the KX2, and we're not looking back :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR


> On Jun 6, 2019, at 10:49 AM, rich hurd WC3T <rich at wc3t.us> wrote:
> 
> I thought the retirement of the K1 was due to parts being rendered as
> unobtanium, which would more or less demand a redesign; would it not?
> 
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 1:28 PM Dan Baker <km6cq at km6cq.com> wrote:
> 
>> With the K1 talk I would like to propose, a thousand of us give a 50%
>> deposit on a new run. I’m not asking for a redesign, just one with updated
>> parts so they can resume manufacturing. I don’t see a need for the KX1, we
>> have a KX2.
>> A K1 would provide us with a through hole kit. I would not have to invest
>> the time or expense in building a K2. I could leave it stashed in my
>> pickup. It’s a fun little radio.
>> 
>> 73, Dan KM6CQ
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