[Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive

[John Nicholson]

Same here, built mine way back when. Serial number 586. Won’t part with it…

John K7FD

> On May 9, 2021, at 12:42 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
>  Totally agree.  The last K2 I built it keeper.  It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx.  FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built.  That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops...  It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. 
> 
> Lou W7HV
> 
> 
> 
>    On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person <doug at k0dxv.com> wrote:  
> 
> 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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