Where have all the K2s gone...

[STEPHEN W BANKS]

Hello everyone,

Someone recently wondered about the absence of comments on the list about other Elecraft rigs besides the K3.  

Well, one of them, my K2/100, #5615 is happily operating very well and still flawless as far as I'm concered for my ham radio needs.

Yes, there are a few of us reading the list who are not K3 users!

73 to all,

Steve Banks
K0PQ
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[w6jd]

I frequently take my K2 "out for a walk" to keep all the electrons
exercised. Actually, owning the K3 just  reinforces my perception
of how good the K2 is; for the most part the K2 holds its own with
the K3 except at the times where the K3's superior front-end
performance makes the difference.

73,
Doug
W6JD

K2/100 #1626
K3/100 #23

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "STEPHEN W BANKS" <[hidden email]>

> Hello everyone,
>
> Someone recently wondered about the absence of comments on the list about other
> Elecraft rigs besides the K3.
>
> Well, one of them, my K2/100, #5615 is happily operating very well and still
> flawless as far as I'm concered for my ham radio needs.
>
> Yes, there are a few of us reading the list who are not K3 users!
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Steve Banks
> K0PQ
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[Dave KQ3T]

I filter my incoming mail from the reflector into K1, K2, K3, and All
Other folders, based upon the presence of "K1", "K2", or "K3" in the
Subject field.

Since June 1 of this year, these are the counts in each folder:

K1:           78
K2:          400
K3:         3461
Other:      2067

Of course, some/most of the "Other" really belong in one of the Kn
folders, but that wasn't indicated in the Subject.

I'd attribute this mix to two things: The K3 is the newest (how many of
those messages were just delivery date speculation?) and it's the most
complicated.

73

Dave KQ3T

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[Mark, KJ7BS]

K2 S/N 0539 is doing very well.  I use it everyday and have put very few
modifications into it.  I've done some dumb things with it which have caused
me to replace the finals a few times and the driver once.  I've got a small
fortune in it with all but the 60m option in place (notice I did not say
K2/100, that's not a K2).  It is the second most expensive item in my shack,
second only to my TS-850S/AT which competes very aggressively with the K2 on
receive.

A K3?  Not in my future, way too much money for casual operating. I'm glad
Elecraft has found a couple of thousand hams willing to part with a major
chunk of change for a K3, but I'm priced out of the market.  I hope they
continue their great success.  Oh, and the Elecraft amplifiers are also out
of the question pricewise, too.

Mark, KJ7BS
Glendale, AZ
Editor, The SKCC Centurion
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of STEPHEN W BANKS
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:26 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Where have all the K2s gone...

Hello everyone,

Someone recently wondered about the absence of comments on the list about
other Elecraft rigs besides the K3.  

Well, one of them, my K2/100, #5615 is happily operating very well and still
flawless as far as I'm concered for my ham radio needs.

Yes, there are a few of us reading the list who are not K3 users!

73 to all,

Steve Banks
K0PQ
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