You can often find a used K2 on ebay or preferably on this list for substantially less than the kit price. Ebay may be a riskier proposition. Still, you can probably fix minor problems yourself if you are so inclined.
Many are selling their K2 rigs having bought a KX3, but I still use mine despite having a KX3 73 Chip Ae5ka On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, Jim Wiley <jwi...@gci.net> wrote: > Dave - > > Do you feel up to building a kit? The K2 is a good radiofor this > experience. You can start small, with the 10-15 watt base CW only > transceiver, adding modules and functions (SSB, noise blanker, automatic > antenna coupler, 100-watt amplifierstage, etc.) as time and budget permit. > But the important thing is, the K2 doesn't give away much of anything to > bigger (and more costly) units. Its performance is top notch (verified by > any number of test reports from professional labs), and it hasthe distinct > advantage of being a rig that the average ham can still fix by himself. > Add to that the world class technical and factory support, and you've got > a winner. I am sure may others on this reflector will agree. > > If you don't feel up to a kit, there are even fellows on here that will > build it for you for a nominal fee, and the end result is a truly > professional job. > > > - Jim, KL7CC > > > On 6/25/2014 5:38 AM, w1dwz w1dwz wrote: > > I am quite interested in seeing what all this interest in ELECRAFT line of > QRP transceivers is all about. I am 60 yrs in Ham Radio , and would like to > hve some help in obtaining one suitable to my needs . > I like QRP'ing , portable operating . > > If anyone has something for sale that would suit my needs as a beginner > with ELECRAFT, please write. > > I wud prefer a K1 or K2 maybe , with possible up grade options for SSB , > keyer , 5W OK but 10 maybe preferred , like 80 / 75 / 40 / 15 meters . > > Senior Citizen with limited radio budget but wud love to see what these > things are all abt. > > Write if you hv something that u think wud be of interest to me > > Dave W1DWZ > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to lightdazz...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
