1st question, just starting...

[Fred (FL)]

Good luck on your K2 building experience.  Solder,
and soldering - are especially important for the
success of a K2 build.  I found that using Kester lead
solder, .020 dia, and a nice hot solder
station - is critical to clean well soldered joints.
Elecraft's site - gives good solder types and
sources.  The lower rosen/resin .020 Kester solder,
was my preferred choice.  IMHO.

best of luck, sounds like much fun!
Fred, FL
K2 54xx

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[Don Wilhelm-3]

I agree, and you will find a good article on soldering at the Elecraft
website too (look in Builder
Resources) - Tom Hammond's (N0SS) work, complete with figures showing what
good and poor solder joints look like.  Or, check out my soldering article
(with photos) on page 26 of QRP Quarterly, Fall 2006.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----

>
> Good luck on your K2 building experience.  Solder,
> and soldering - are especially important for the
> success of a K2 build.  I found that using Kester lead
> solder, .020 dia, and a nice hot solder
> station - is critical to clean well soldered joints.
> Elecraft's site - gives good solder types and
> sources.  The lower rosen/resin .020 Kester solder,
> was my preferred choice.  IMHO.
>
> best of luck, sounds like much fun!
> Fred, FL
> K2 54xx
>

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