K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?
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Hi There,
What I am wondering, is (are) the K2 and K2/100 a 'dead radio(s)'? Over, say 8 - x years. 73 Wyn, VR2AX _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?
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On May 26, 2007, at 8:24 AM, Wyn wrote: > Hi There, > > What I am wondering, is (are) the K2 and K2/100 a 'dead radio(s)'? IMHO they are not. I have an ICOM IC-706mkII (not a 'g'). It is 10 years old. Compared to the K2 and Ke3 it is a dog. But it looks and works like new so I have no intention of getting rid of it. Any rig that works and works reliably is not obsolete. You can use it as a backup or to help someone else get on the air. I am planning to buy a K2 for my school to let the kids build it. If it turns out that the ham radio portion of the science and technology program catches on I will probably get a K3 for the school and use the K2 as a second rig that the kids can check out and take home as well as use it for contests and field day. And consider this: the K3 is a great radio and probably has better performance than the K2. But consider all the other brand new radios from Icom, Kenwood, and Yaesu. How does the K2 stack up to them? I bet you find its performance is as good or better than most of the brand-new radios being purchased today. That tells me it is anything but obsolete. YMMV. 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?
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Wyn,
I expect the K2 to be not only available new for some (unknown) time into the future, but for it to be fully supported by Elecraft long after that. Yes, the K3 will outperform the K2, but those of us who have K2s already we can attest to the fact that the K2 is not a slouch performer. 8++ years after its general availability, it is still near the top of the list for performance. 73, Don W3FPR Wyn wrote: > Hi There, > > What I am wondering, is (are) the K2 and K2/100 a 'dead radio(s)'? > > Over, say 8 - x years. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?
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Absolutely not! We are still actively manufacturing and selling the K2
and K2/100. 73, Eric WA6HHQ ---- Wyn wrote: > What I am wondering, is (are) the K2 and K2/100 a 'dead radio(s)'? > Over, say 8 - x years. > > 73 > Wyn, VR2AX > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
K3 , K2, K1 or KX1 (WAS: K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?)
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In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm-3
The K2 and K2/100 were "world class" radios that needed apologize to no one
for their raw performance the day before the K3 was announced, and that hasn't changed since the K3 announcement. I don't know if the K2 had the best absolute performance specifications in all categories on the market either before or after the K3 announcement. Specifications are only a part of what defines an outstanding rig. Anyone who has followed the auto racing circuits knows that key races often are won by drivers who were not in the car with the highest top speed or which excelled the others in any particular specification. Skill and experience behind the wheel makes a huge difference that obviates the most sophisticated engineering the state-of-the art allows, and the best state-of-the-art engineering can't make a winner without the skill to exploit it. The same is true for the skill and experience of the person turning the knobs of a K2, K2/100, K3 or any other rig. The K3 has lots of bells and whistles that many operators wanted, but will it work stations someone with a K2 can't? Not necessarily. Not in the real world. The difference between the K2 and the K3 is that they offer different resources (that's a better word than "bells and whistles" when convincing your spouse or significant other that the price is worth it). Those resources will be valuable under certain conditions to certain operators, but that doesn't make the K2 a "lesser radio". It's only a "different" radio. The K2 does not need to apologize to anyone, especially not a K3, for lacking anything important when it comes to the raw enjoyment of snagging rare DX or having an enjoyable rag chew, just as the KX1 need not apologize for its performance as a world class trail-ready rig or the K1 for its role as a mid sized QRP CW rig. Each rig has a role to play. Each rig has its fans, as it should, because each rig is "world-class" in its own right. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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here is a site with three good looks at the front panel ...
http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=160267565/PictureID=3257417063/a=13220814_13220814/t_=13220814 the box was closed. at this particular occasion/ otherwise I'd have some tight inside shots. ( if permitted) bill ny9h _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Is it possible to post them somewhere else? I don't have a snapfish account
and don't want the spam such an account generates :-( Simon Brown, HB9DRV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill NY9H" <[hidden email]> > here is a site with three good looks at the front panel ... > > http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=160267565/PictureID=3257417063/a=13220814_13220814/t_=13220814 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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There's an excellent hi-res pic of the front panel on the Elecraft website.
73 Greg AB7R -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Simon Brown (HB9DRV) Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 7:19 PM To: [hidden email]; Bill NY9H Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3 pix from dayton Is it possible to post them somewhere else? I don't have a snapfish account and don't want the spam such an account generates :-( Simon Brown, HB9DRV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill NY9H" <[hidden email]> > here is a site with three good looks at the front panel ... > > http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=160267565/PictureID=3257417063/a= 13220814_13220814/t_=13220814 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: K2; K2/100: How Long Supported?
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Thanks, Johnny, Eric, Don, Brian and others who responded.
Part of the K2's success must be attributable to how well the company and community have adapted to changes since the K2 was first produced. No doubt the foreseeable future will bring even more changes. Speaking for myself, the K2 and K2/100 have some distinct attractions. Some of those reflect my aversion to the 'risk' of shipping 30-34kg radios to/from Japan for care and attention, when something goes wrong! Best 73 Wyn, VR2AX K2 is the cash cow of Elecraft and provides the milk for the business. Through years, all the R&D and sunk costs have been more or less recovered. Unless, there is a big change in demand, I think Elecraft will still manufacture and support it. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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