Re: [Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread Vic K2VCO
H. M. Motley Jr. wrote: I have a chance to buy a rather early K2 in unbuilt kit form. It's serial number 192. It has the SSB adaptor, Noise blanker, Audio filter, a set of pre-wound toroids and the Revision B boards and parts and updated manual. In doing some research on the WWW, I see there hav

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
Puck, If the price is right, you can end up with a K2 that is an exact equal of the current shipped K2s. You did say it has the Rev B boards included, and that is the current ship level for the boards. I know you will need to order the Keying Waveshape Mod and a couple 1N4148 diodes over and a

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread Jim Wiley
A few years ago I purchased an unbuilt K2 from eBay. It had a serial number in the 1300s. One of the best pieces of advice I got was to order a current (new) main PCB, and to incorporate all of the recommended upgrade kits during the build. The updated circuit board kit allowed me t

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Yes, Elecraft some dedicated K2 owners have the data on line. Elecraft has upgrade kits to bring your vintage K2 up to the current configuration and performance. For a list of the various upgrade kits for the K3, see: http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#K2Parts If you want to review eac

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread George Victor
It is a matter of price. It can be built to be current. You may need some new parts from Elecraft. Look at LA3ZA's Unofficial Guide to Elecraft K2 Modifications. You can find it on Elecrafts website. You will get a feel of what you are up against. George

[Elecraft] K2 SN 192 ?

2008-05-17 Thread H. M. Motley Jr.
I have a chance to buy a rather early K2 in unbuilt kit form. It's serial number 192. It has the SSB adaptor, Noise blanker, Audio filter, a set of pre-wound toroids and the Revision B boards and parts and updated manual. In doing some research on the WWW, I see there have been a number of cha