Hi, Good job, Wayne. Keep up the good work. The K2 is a very interesting transceiver. I might order one just to have something interesting to do in retirement. I would have to invest in a magnifying lamp and a card holder, though (not a problem). Now if I could just find a way to make my hands steadier.
AB2TC - Knut wayne burdick wrote > A few years ago, in a distant land known for its modular seafood > delicacies, one of our vendors decided--without informing us--to stop > producing a critical item used in the Elecraft K2: the LCD backlight. We > got the news when we attempted to re-order early this year. > > Worse, they could never make them again. Both the dusty scrolls upon which > the details were scribed and the monks who toiled in the secret factory > had vanished. We would have to reinvent this particular wheel. > > That task has now been completed; we home-rolled our own backlight from > modern materials. We’re pleased to announce that the new green glow is the > equal of the old. Thus the K2 is reborn, on approximately the 20th > anniversary of its first beta shipments. It’s in stock and ready to > exercise kit-building muscles of all ages. > > Why build a K2? To summarize what our thousands of builders have told us: > > - it’s fun, and the fun can be shared (with one’s progeny, for example) > > - educational (you’ll learn a *lot* about how a radio works) > > - rewarding (it’s still the only high-performance, all-band HF kit > radio) > > Regarding the K2’s performance, you may have read recent enthusiastic > Field Day reports from its owners. This is no coincidence. The K2 was bred > for success at battery-powered field outings, with both ultra-low current > drain (~150 to 200 mA) and high blocking dynamic range (it’s one of very > few low-cost transceivers to hit the magical 135 dB level, allowing > co-located rigs to play fair). The K2 is also an analog superhet design, > with crisp audio and very fast QSK. > > This is a great time to embark on a K2 adventure, given various specials > in honor of summertime and the K2’s reemergence. You can find these > specials on our order page (www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm). Or > give us a call to talk about which K2 package would best suit your needs. > > A K2 can be upgraded at any time by installing your choice of several > option modules. No particular order is required. The most popular options > are the wide-range ATU (KAT2) and SSB module (KSB2). > > If I’ve left any of the K2’s technical or philosophical mysteries to your > imagination, feel free to email me directly. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > <snip> -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
