Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I took 10 years to build my serial #1xxx K2 kit. I started the kit in about '99 and put it aside when we had an addition being built. Over the years, I recorded and kept tract of all the mods and updated parts. I ordered and set aside crystals, firmware (didn't even use one of the chip sets) and

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

haw...@illinois.edu> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing) To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> I took 10 years to build my serial #1xxx K2 kit. I started the kit in about '99 and put it aside

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Thanks Wayne however, if you get updates on K2 orders, you'll see that SWMBO thought it was a VERY good idea that I be kept out of her ha... er busy.   So, a K2 with all the bells & whistles will be making its way to me in the next two weeks; and I'll be busy smoke testing not long after it

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I took 10 years to build my serial #1xxx K2 kit. I started the kit in about '99 and put it aside when we had an addition being built. Over the years, I recorded and kept tract of all the mods and updated parts. I ordered and set aside crystals, firmware (didn't even use one of the chip sets) and

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Special K2 pricing is good until at least the end of February. We’ll fix this on the website early next week. tnx Wayne N6KR > On Jan 27, 2018, at 6:19 PM, Neil Zampella wrote: > > Wayne, > > I've been trying to convince SWMBO that I need something to keep me busy now >

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Slowly, ever so slowly over the years, I shifted from QRP CW, mostly with the K2, to 100w SSB, with the K3 and a couple of other rigs, operating only on a couple of SSB nets. And then I read Wayne's post. And the responses. And looked at the K2 on the desk, connected but unused, gathering dust.

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Wayne, I've been trying to convince SWMBO that I need something to keep me busy now that I'm semi-retired, I almost have her convinced that my building a K2 would do it, but I noticed that the pricing lasts until Jan 31st.   Are you thinking about a Valentine's Day sale too ??? 73 Neil

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

2018 5:16 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Cc: k...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing) Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? Well, me, for one. I built t

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

This almost has me ordering one. My first kit was in summer of 1958 (I was 14). $19.95 bought me a 3-tube regen receiver - Knight kit Ocean Hopper (with all band coils). I didn't even have a soldering iron which my Dad bought me for $5.95 for my birthday. I had several Heathkits and

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I've built two K2s. The second one was serial number 1250, which at the time was my street address. Nice catch. ;) When it came time to prepare to evacuate from the Butte Fire a couple years ago, after the usual essentials were packed, the K2s went in the car next. Wayne, when we gonna get

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I was first licensed in 1952 and spent my senior year in HS using the modified ARC-5 transmitter and Hallicrafters S-40 receiver in the HS radio club room - W2CLE, allegedly the oldest HS radio club in the US (1912). My next excursion into HF was the pair of Hallicrafters SX-101A and HT-32B that

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 6:29 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? > (plus: special pricing) > > Howdy, > > Thanks Wayne for the look back. Great stuff!

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

ubject: Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing) Howdy, Thanks Wayne for the look back. Great stuff! Like others, my K2 is not for sale. No matter what other rigs may grace my shack, the K2 stays. Nope, I didn't build it (I'm all thumbs), but, bes

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

My first receiver was a low-price National - just barely usable - along with a HeathKit DX-20. My first really good receiver was in K2 #5957 with amp/ssb/dsp/NL. Since then I've gathered together the K-line station units, and I am completely satisfied with them. That said, the K2 is the radio

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Lenny, You might want to consider doing all the A to B upgrades to that K2, and that includes changing the IF crystals on both the K2 RF Board as well as the KSB2 filter bandwidth to the current 2.4kHz. If you have the KPA100, it can likely benefit from the KPA100UPKT and the new shield. A

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Howdy, Thanks Wayne for the look back. Great stuff! Like others, my K2 is not for sale. No matter what other rigs may grace my shack, the K2 stays. Nope, I didn't build it (I'm all thumbs), but, besides being a super performer and just tons of fun, being a gift from my first guide dog upon

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I must be the only K2 owner who found the construction (40+ hrs) just... tedious. But it was worth it. Bought it July 1999 and still using it, still qrp and still occasionally busting pileups. Everyone's different. I'll probably get a K3 one day (kind of expensive), but the K2 us doing fine

[Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Thanks for taking the time to post that, Wayne! I was a little worried we were about to hear of the K2 going EOL. Almost exactly a year ago I bought a K2 and have since built every option available, and it has been a joyous experience. I just love every aspect of the K2. It is my favorite

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

t: Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:16 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing) So... if Wayne is pushing a design concept, would that make him a Uber driver? :D 73, Gary KA1J > I have always thoug

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Cc: k...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing) Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? Well, me, for one. I built the very first K2, not long after Eric and I sketched out the design on napkins

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

While the Owners Manual is indeed super, the single largest aid for me was having all the resistors taped in the order of insertion.  I'm colorblind, I checked each with the ohmmeter as I was about to select it [normal procedure for me], but that one thoughtful feature removed a huge number of

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Most fun I had in a long time. I was kinda sad when I completed to kit. Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Jan 26, 2018, at 6:16 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? Well, me, for one. > I built the very first K2, not long after

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

So... if Wayne is pushing a design concept, would that make him a Uber driver? :D 73, Gary KA1J > I have always thought that real hams build their own equipment > and uber hams design and build their own equipment. I guess that makes > Wayne a uber ham. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > >

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I have always thought that real hams build their own equipment and uber hams design and build their own equipment. I guess that makes Wayne a uber ham. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by |

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

My first rig was a K2 borrowed from my dad K6PJV. Had to give it back when I bought my K3 but I missed it so much I bought a used one in need of repair. Added the K6XX CW tuning indicator and a fixed audio output, got WAS on JT-65 with it using less than 8 watts. I won't give it up. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

*I built mine in 1999 and still love it. Your right about the great performance the K2 or K2/100 do on Field Day. It's the only rig in my collection that is NOT for sale.* *73* *Art WA8VSJ* On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Who would spend 30 hours+

[Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? Well, me, for one. I built the very first K2, not long after Eric and I sketched out the design on napkins right in the middle of Field Day at Henry Coe state park. (Some claim this is mythology, but I was there :) That first unit wasn’t even