I think I understand your feelings about the old K2. I owned, for a time, serial #7. I didn't build it myself - I acquired it from a ham in Canada. There was a somewhat mystical quality felt in having one of the early ones - wish I had it back :-( . It went for a good cause though... and I did get a K1 in trade. A somewhat local ham was looking for a K2 but, time being limited, settled for the K1. When I heard I, made the swap (some boot - I'm not that generous). He had it and, I assume, enjoyed it for the better part of a year before the big C took him.
Some day I'll get another K2 - but it won't be quite the same. 73, ray W0PFO -- On 12/31/2011 05:15 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > John, > > If you think my fully upgraded (and packed with all options for a QRP > K2) original Field Test K2 SN 00020 will be replaced by a KX3, you have > another "think" coming. > Yes, I will have a KX3, but that old K2 will still be "rolling along". > It may not do prime duty in the home station - the K3 takes of that, and > it will no longer be the Field Radio of Choice once the KX3 is in hand, > but it will sit faithfully on the operating desk and be used in sort of > an SO2R position with the K3. > I hope my heirs treat it with respect as well, but that is out of my > control. So in the future, if you youngsters run across a K2 SN 00020, > know that it was mine, and it was never sold in my lifetime. > > Oh yes, Happy New Year to all - 2011 is just about gone. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > ______________________________________________________________ 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
