: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan
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On 3/23/2011 10:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
If you are looking at a K2 fully fitted out with all options, then the
price may
Hi all.
I also agree with David. Building the K2 kit is what I was looking for the
most. It is FUN to build. It has all the features I need and am going to
use. While I am building the kit I do learn some stuff but if I make a
mistake and have to fix and test parts, that is when I learn a lot
: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan
Hi,
Hope this list is for questions like this, apologies if not. Never
used an Elecraft, thinking about getting a K2, and was wondering what
people thought about it, especially at this time, 11 years later.
Looks like it came out in 2000? I like the reviews and I don't
as it is.
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan
Hi Shane,
I bought a K2 for myself this past Christmas
I have a K3 and just recently bought a K2 for the shack, my second K2. I messed
up and sold the first one.
73s Jim
On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:05 PM, Shane wrote:
Hi,
Hope this list is for questions like this, apologies if not. Never
used an Elecraft, thinking about getting a K2, and was
If you are looking at a K2 fully fitted out with all options, then the
price may approach the basic K3, and the K3 becomes the better dollar
value
This was the reason that after building the K1 I changed my original plans to
follow with the K2 and bought a K3 kit instead. I love the K3. It's
Are you really learning anything from the assembly process. My career
in not at all in hardware, I'm totally 100% a software person, and
though I understand the concepts at a high level … after I saw how
many pieces came w/ this radio … I started looking to see if the
factory would build it.
Shane,
Yes, the K2 assembly instructions will not lead you to an understanding
of the circuits - it is more mechanical to get the task accomplished.
However, for those adventuresome souls who want to understand their K2,
the Alignment and Test sections are an opportune time to study the
On 3/24/2011 4:33 PM, Shane wrote:
Are you really learning anything from the assembly process.
Yes, I did, but certainly not everything. Electronics sort of left this
OF in its dust about the time of integrated circuits, digital signal
processing, and several others that I won't mention. But
Shane -
I understand what you are saying, but there may be more you can do. For
example, building the kit does indeed give you insight on how it works,
how it is aligned (tuned up), and how the parts look and feel and fit
together. Not unimportant by any means. You gain lots of
Yep - me too seen one resistor seen them all !
When she was younger that's how my daughter help me build my rigs -
Honey now find me the red-blue-green- gold one She felt useful (and
she was) and I enjoyed her company. Now she's grown and gone so I
Shane
I am not at EE or a Computer Programmerbut I do love electronics and
computers. What ham radio has taught be over the last 46 years is that I can
learn by 1) reading a book, 2) doing the project., and 3) trial and error. I
love to figure out how it does work. Take some time
Hi Shane,
Fred has it exactly right:
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
So that's my main point in this question now … how much will
I understand from assembling the radio?
As much as you want to.
If you just stuff the boards with the parts, you will
Hi,
Hope this list is for questions like this, apologies if not. Never
used an Elecraft, thinking about getting a K2, and was wondering what
people thought about it, especially at this time, 11 years later.
Looks like it came out in 2000? I like the reviews and I don't think
I'm advanced enough
Shane,
Yes, this list is especially for questions of that nature.
The Elecraft K2 is a great transceiver. Yes, it is an 11 year old
design, but the receiver performance is still near the top of the
Sherwood list. Will it be replaced? - never. It m\ay be superseded,
but it will not be
On 3/23/2011 10:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
If you are looking at a K2 fully fitted out with all options, then the
price may approach the basic K3, and the K3 becomes the better dollar
value, but if you are looking for a transceiver without all the bells
and whistles, a K2 may be your answer.
Hi Shane,
I bought a K2 for myself this past Christmas and am building it now (I
just finished my session for the evening, in fact). I have used K3's
at other stations and they are wonderful; I have no doubt that at some
point I will own one. Like you, I had the concern about longevity of
the
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Subject: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan
Hi,
Hope this list is for questions like this, apologies if not. Never
used an Elecraft, thinking about getting a K2, and was wondering what
people thought about it, especially at this time, 11 years later.
Looks like it came out in 2000? I like
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