My wife is mad on gardening. The only thing she notices is plants. Last
weekend, I printed off the PDF K3 brochure, showed it her, and told her I
had ordered this radio. A couple of days ago she came into the shack /
office and noticed the K2, which happened to be on.
Oh, your new radio has
Good thread, Doug. Thanks.
Now, let's see. Using those numbers (with rounding) my K2 cost me $630
+ 100 + 390 = $1120
And least costly K3 equivalent would be $1750
So, I'd be spending $600 more to go from K2/100 to K3. Yea, I get more
features, but I don't NEED any more features. K2/100
Every Ham needs a wife like that.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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KB1IKD wrote:
...Why not have both?:) Actually, its all a matter of what features one
needs most and the type of building experience wanted.
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Yes! For $629, The K2 is still the BEST high performance QRP rig
available any where!
With a K3 at home, my K2 will
The conclusion one can draw is that there won't be many K2s sold for
exclusively home (base) use. The more options one puts on a K2, the
less value it presents. The market for those who want a low power
consumption rig must be close to saturated, or at least will be if
lots of K2s hit the
I'm glad my K2 is setup for portable operation... battery, KAT2, etc. It
is also my demo rig for shows like Dayton to power my wattmeter kits,
and will remain so. I can't imagine risking my shiny new K3 getting
scratched or damaged at a show ;-) You won't see my K2 on eBay!
73,
Larry N8LP
You forget that some people will buy a K2 because it's the only option out
there for someone who wants to experience building and testing a radio from
discrete parts. That's the reason I chose a K2 over a ready-built radio
that cost the same, or even less.
Julian, G4ILO
James Duffey wrote:
James Duffey wrote:
The conclusion one can draw is that there won't be many K2s sold for
exclusively home (base) use.
I disagree!
It all depends on the situation.
Not everybody wants/needs a fully-loaded K2. Taking out a couple of options
radically lowers the price. For example, the KDSP2
On Sun, 13 May 2007, James Duffey wrote:
The conclusion one can draw is that there won't be many K2s sold for
exclusively home (base) use. The more options one puts on a K2, the less
value it presents. The market for those who want a low power consumption rig
must be close to saturated, or
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James Duffey wrote:
The conclusion one can draw is that there won't be many K2s sold for
exclusively home (base) use.
I disagree
Recently Tony (N2TK) wrote:
... I won't be selling my loaded K2. I bought the K2, not because it was a
kit, but because the receiver performs well. ...
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In contrast, I love kit building and bought my K2 solely because it was a
kit. In fact, it wasn't until several weeks afterwards that I
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Subject: [Elecraft] loaded K2 vs K3
The conclusion one can draw is that there won't be many K2s sold
I personally love my K2 and will keep it.
I have the 100 watt amp, and the built in antenna tuner.
I may sell the amp, since I would have the K3, but the
basic K2 with the tuner seems like a really nice simple
to use rig, plus I built it!
CW only K2 and the built in antenna tuner is a very
small,
Hope I've done the math correctly.
K2 $629 (40 hours average 1st time build?)
KSB2 $ 99
K160rx $ 39
K60XV $ 89
KNB2 $ 39
KDSP2$229
KIO2$ 89
Total $1,213
K3/10$1,399 (tons more features/ability than K2)
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K2 $629
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Subject: [Elecraft] loaded K2 vs K3
Hope I've done the math correctly.
K2 $629 (40 hours average 1st time build?)
KSB2 $ 99
K160rx $ 39
K60XV $ 89
KNB2 $ 39
KDSP2$229
KIO2$ 89
Total $1,213
K3/10$1,399 (tons more features/ability than
to repairability as K3 users should be able to
easily repair their rigs through board replacement and perform
realignment.
de KB1IKD
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Hope I've done the math
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