[Elecraft] [K1] was Happy 15th Birthday to my K2!

[eric norris]

Petr,
I agree, the K1 is also a great lttle rig!  I built mine after very invasive shoulder surgery many years ago.  Since I was in quite a bit of pain, on Vicodin around the clock--and forbidden from lifting heavy weights--I thought it would be a fun experiment to see if I could  build a fully-optioned K1 while my faculties were so dimmed.  I cheated a little, using toroids wound by TheToroidGuy.
Success!  And it still works FB.
After seeing Heathkit HW-8s go for $1K+ on Ebay in the past, it is no surprise that K1s, KX1s, and eventually K2s can fetch big money.  They're all fine performing radios to this day (not the HW-8).
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Big congrats and I wish you many another DX and enjoyable QSOs with your K2.
My K2 #4800 is working like champ, and it is hard to beat. Just my K1 can outperform K2 regarding the noise figure, hi.
I hope that K2 will be still available and I really miss the K1 in the offer.
The popularity of K1 is evidenced by the huge price it still commands if a piece appears at auction or for sale somewhere.

Best regards,

73 - Petr, OK1RP
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73, Eric NF6S

ex WD6DBM