K doped YBa2Cu2Ox powders have been obtained by incorporating K2CO3 to previously coprecipitated amorphous hydroxide mixtures. Synthesis was performed at 900‡C and an orthorhombic 1 2 3 phase was the final product. Sintering of isopressed bars was carried out from 920 to 940‡C. K doping up to 5 at % led to the development of dense bodies with good superconducting behaviour. Oxygen pick-up during the cooling step following sintering was well accomplished despite the high density of the samples. Transition temperatures ⩾90 K were measured. Doping above that percentage led to samples with lower density values. The presence of non-superconducting phases, such as CuO and a green phase, was very significant, and suppressed the superconducting transition.