Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-08-01 Thread Kevin Cozens
Tim wrote: I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. As long as the K2 continues to sell, and the parts for it are available, Elecraft won't have any reason to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 World

2010-08-01 Thread Eric
My watching of serial numbers indicates very roughly 100 each of K1s and K2s are being sold per year, and roughly 1000 K3s. There are still many fans of the HW-8, and the K2 is 100 times better (while the same size--coincidence?) I've seen unbuilt HW-8s go for $1000 on Ebay. I'll bet the

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Person
I'm on my third K2. On the previous two I felt I had drifted away from radio and I sold them to reinvest the money into other things. On my third, last year, I realized that if I do radio at all the only ones to use were the K3 and the K2. I'll let everything else radio related go, but

[Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Tim
Hello - I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. Can someone tell me if the K2 users, support, and production are all still going strong? Are attempts still being made to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Stephen W. Kercel
Tim and Group: As a very happy K2 user, I can say that I'd never part with mine. 73, Steve AA4AK Tim wrote: Hello - I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. Can

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Peter Wollan
K2 users, support, and production are still going strong. But -- a few months ago (I don't remember when), Wayne or Eric (I don't remember which) described the K2 as a mature product. This means, I think, that they would revise it if somebody found a problem justifying a revision, but they don't

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tim, I believe the K2 will be fully supported for some long time to come. It is a mature product, and that means no new development work is likely. I have heard nothing about any plans to discontinue any of the Elecraft kits. I don't know how many are selling currently, but the serial