[Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive

[David Haines]

I wish you all would stop talking about how much fun it is to build a 
K2!  It makes we want to order one or two!  But I'm trying to save up my 
pennies for when the K4 comes out in kit form.  And I'm still not tired 
of my trusty KX3, yet!

david
KC1DNY
in the forests of Maine

On 5/7/2021 8:46 PM, Doug Person 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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