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Bill K9YEQ

Re: Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

I think the K2 was available pre 2000 and I was a field tester.

72 & 73,
Bill
K9YEQ, FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc.

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

Isn't that exactly the same life span of the K2 -- which is still available?

Doug -- K0DXV

On 11/8/2017 5:59 AM, Graziano Roccon wrote:

> Collins... 817... 706... K3...
> You are all wrong. :-)
>
> Sorry guys but i think is the Kenwood TS-2000, from 2000 to 2017 and still in production and for sale.
> No other radio reach a so long time in production and availability on the market (maybe is a record).
>
> Down the hat...
>
> Ciao, Graziano IW2NOY
>
>
>> Il 8 novembre 2017 alle 2.25 Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> ha scritto:
>>
>>
>> I say that the Yaesu FT-817 is king of the hill. Over 250,000 sold, and still selling.
>>
>>
>> 73 de Ray
>> K2ULR
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Walter Underwood <[hidden email]>
>> To: Elecraft <[hidden email]>
>> Sent: Tue, Nov 7, 2017 7:57 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!
>>
>> We know that the K3 sold nearly 10,000, so add in the K3S sales, and that is more than the KX3.
>>
>> ICOM sure sold a lot of the IC-706 series. I would not be surprised to see that at the top of the list.
>>
>> If we are talking rigs made specifically for amateurs, the Collins S-line might not qualify. If we are talking all HF, it is probably some marine or aircraft HF box.
>>
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
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Martin Sole-3

K2 S/N.7723 Lives :)

Just to say, that 7723 is alive and kicking albeit in a bare bones QRP
CW only format for the time being. I bought this as a way to pass a
little time stuck out in the desert and it did the job superbly.

Initial testing went well though I am a little concerned that the 20m
sensitivity is a little down, might just need a more careful alignment
of the bpf. I also need to do a proper setup of the IF filters with the pc.

Back home now and on some antennas it seems to be playing nicely.

The SSB module, 160m, NB and I/O kits are on hand and will join the
family soon.

Interesting to note the K2 was, according to Wikipedia, prototyped in
October 1997, so that radio is 20 years old and still being produced and
more importantly I think is still relevant. Has that bettered the
Collins S line?

So one of the very latest K2's joins one of the earliest K3's S/N 298.
Now I'm starting to think that might need some updating but I'm not sure
if there have been any major upgrades to the K3, barring the synthesiser
and the S of course.

Martin, HS0ZED

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iw2noy

Re: Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

In reply to this post by Doug Person-4

You are right, 1998, following the first assumption of Doug.
Also FT-817 is correct, but i think that numbers of sales are still for the TS-2000.

Ciao, Graziano IW2NOY

> Il 8 novembre 2017 alle 18.11 Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> ha scritto:
>
>
> I believe the K2 was sold in 1998. I built mine in 2000 after working a few
> on the air. My K2 is S/N 1289.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Doug Person
> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:41 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!
>
> Isn't that exactly the same life span of the K2 -- which is still available?
>
> Doug -- K0DXV
>
> On 11/8/2017 5:59 AM, Graziano Roccon wrote:
> > Collins... 817... 706... K3...
> > You are all wrong. :-)
> >
> > Sorry guys but i think is the Kenwood TS-2000, from 2000 to 2017 and still
> in production and for sale.
> > No other radio reach a so long time in production and availability on the
> market (maybe is a record).
> >
> > Down the hat...
> >
> > Ciao, Graziano IW2NOY
>
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Charlie T, K3ICH

Re: Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

The Collins KWM-2 was in production from 1959 to 1982.....23 years.
Charlie k3ICH

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

You are right, 1998, following the first assumption of Doug.
Also FT-817 is correct, but i think that numbers of sales are still for the
TS-2000.

Ciao, Graziano IW2NOY

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Charlie T, K3ICH

Re: Just RX'd KX3 Serial No. 10,028!

Yes, you are QUITE wrong.....
AND, you can fix it if it breaks.... for probably less than the cost of shipping the new stuff one way to any of the big three service centers.
C

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Dedicated to very rich people only... or i am wrong ?

> Il 9 novembre 2017 alle 15.08 Charlie T <[hidden email]> ha scritto:
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>
> The Collins KWM-2 was in production from 1959 to 1982.....23 years.
> Charlie k3ICH
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RobertG

Re: K2 S/N.7723 Lives :)

In reply to this post by Martin Sole-3

Martin...
Congradulations on K2 #7723. As you are and will discover, it's an
excellent radio that will still hold its own with modern radios. True,
not so many bells and whistles, just pure radio performance. You'll run
across a steady stream of comments to the effect "... expensive radio X
was down so I put the K2 back to work and was surprised at how well it
performed and how much I liked it..." To my mind, it has achieved a
place beside the HRO, 75A4, S-Line, Drake, K3 [and a few others] in the
radio Hall of Fame. Have fun with the extra modules.
...robert

On 11/9/2017 01:06, Martin Sole wrote:

> Just to say, that 7723 is alive and kicking albeit in a bare bones QRP
> CW only format for the time being. I bought this as a way to pass a
> little time stuck out in the desert and it did the job superbly.
>
> Initial testing went well though I am a little concerned that the 20m
> sensitivity is a little down, might just need a more careful alignment
> of the bpf. I also need to do a proper setup of the IF filters with the pc.
>
> Back home now and on some antennas it seems to be playing nicely.
>
> The SSB module, 160m, NB and I/O kits are on hand and will join the
> family soon.
>
> Interesting to note the K2 was, according to Wikipedia, prototyped in
> October 1997, so that radio is 20 years old and still being produced and
> more importantly I think is still relevant. Has that bettered the
> Collins S line?
>
> So one of the very latest K2's joins one of the earliest K3's S/N 298.
> Now I'm starting to think that might need some updating but I'm not sure
> if there have been any major upgrades to the K3, barring the synthesiser
> and the S of course.
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
>
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Joseph Reed-2

Re: K2 S/N.7723 Lives :)

That Elecraft has shipped K2 #7223 is pretty amazing. I built 1331 (a doppelgänger) a long time ago. I built 5226 also a long time ago. Gosh, building them and the accessories were the best kit builds I ever did.

The suggestion that it has achieved a place along the HRO-60, Gold Dust Twins, S Line or Drakes does merit the K2. Unlike Heathkit point to point wiring it was replaced by a modular PCB mounting scheme. That was revolutionary and made so many succeed. I would vote the K2 into the radio hall of fame based on the innovative modular design.

Joe N9JR

> On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Robert G Strickland <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Martin...
> Congradulations on K2 #7723. As you are and will discover, it's an excellent radio that will still hold its own with modern radios. True, not so many bells and whistles, just pure radio performance. You'll run across a steady stream of comments to the effect "... expensive radio X was down so I put the K2 back to work and was surprised at how well it performed and how much I liked it..." To my mind, it has achieved a place beside the HRO, 75A4, S-Line, Drake, K3 [and a few others] in the radio Hall of Fame. Have fun with the extra modules.
> ...robert

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RobertG

Re: K2 S/N.7723 Lives :)

Joe...

I agree with your comments about the K2's electro-mechanical design. As
I was building mine I was in constant awe at how perfectly all the
pieces and parts fit together. I was expecting the usual "file work" to
make things line up and/or fit. Boy, was I surprised! The assembly
manual also deserves a shout-out for clarity and completeness.

...robert

On 11/10/2017 23:11, Joseph Reed wrote:

>
> That Elecraft has shipped K2 #7223 is pretty amazing. I built 1331 (a doppelgänger) a long time ago. I built 5226 also a long time ago. Gosh, building them and the accessories were the best kit builds I ever did.
>
> The suggestion that it has achieved a place along the HRO-60, Gold Dust Twins, S Line or Drakes does merit the K2. Unlike Heathkit point to point wiring it was replaced by a modular PCB mounting scheme. That was revolutionary and made so many succeed. I would vote the K2 into the radio hall of fame based on the innovative modular design.
>
> Joe N9JR
>
>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Robert G Strickland <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Martin...
>> Congradulations on K2 #7723. As you are and will discover, it's an excellent radio that will still hold its own with modern radios. True, not so many bells and whistles, just pure radio performance. You'll run across a steady stream of comments to the effect "... expensive radio X was down so I put the K2 back to work and was surprised at how well it performed and how much I liked it..." To my mind, it has achieved a place beside the HRO, 75A4, S-Line, Drake, K3 [and a few others] in the radio Hall of Fame. Have fun with the extra modules.
>> ...robert
>
>