[Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-06-01 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, Grab a K2 kit and/or its options as soon as you can. Through hole components become more and more scarce, and I believe will come a time when Elecraft will announce they can no more produce these kits. OHR, Wilderness Radio and others have such difficulties. Regards Georges

Re: [Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-06-01 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: Bottom line -- Your K2s will not be obsolete, and Elecraft will continue to provide support, but there may be no further enhancements. I suspect you may be correct, but I suspect that more than a few people would be interested if the K2 was supported by the

[Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-05-31 Thread Gary Reich
As the owner of 2 K2s which I built I am curious about the future of the K2 now that the KX3 is being developed. Since the K2 is a mature radio the only viable upgrades would be in the firmware. In the distant past Wayne mentioned the possibility of a new MCU which would increase the available

Re: [Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-05-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Gary, The K2 is not obsolete, but certainly is mature (there is a BIG difference). You will continue to see the K2 supported by Elecraft - at least for repair and the normal definitions of support. You may or may not see any further changes to the K2 - either hardware or firmware. Situation

Re: [Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-05-31 Thread Fred Jensen
On 5/31/2011 3:20 PM, Gary Reich wrote: As the owner of 2 K2s which I built I am curious about the future of the K2 now that the KX3 is being developed. Since the K2 is a mature radio the only viable upgrades would be in the firmware. OK, I'm a little confused, but then that's pretty much a