On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:00:48 -0500, jawod wrote:

I am re-entering ham radio after a very long hiatus. Any comments on
Elecraft K-2, either kit building experience or operating experience?

John

The Elecraft rigs are kinda the Cadillacs of the QRP crowd nowadays,
very nicely reviewed in QST in the past year or two.

I recently built a Ten-Tec QRP kit transceiver. Main thing I can tell
you is parts for rigs nowadays are way, way, way smaller than the
parts used by rigs like Heathkit in the 50s, 60s and 70s. But if your
eyes are good and your hands are steady and you have the proper tools,
the Elecraft rigs should go together about as well as any other.

Just make sure you have a strong light and an even stronger magnifying
glass :-)

bob
k5qwg