[Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive

[Doug Person]

I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other 
people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with 
a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. 
Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig 
I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get 
great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for 
it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something 
you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly 
recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. 
And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it.
73, Doug -- K0DXV

On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote:
> I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying
> project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the
> performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little
> radio nonetheless.
>
> I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple
> evenings now.
>
> Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp.
>
> 73, Carl WS7L
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