Elecraft K2 7615
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I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615.
I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Heh Aaron
I'm really sorry you've had a bad experience. I too was pushed to the limit constructing the K2, but I'm glad I persisted. Luckily, you are in the best place to get support. I know that others more experienced will be along to help you. Hang in there. 73 Gareth, M5KVK On Sunday, September 6, 2015, Aaron Scott <[hidden email]> wrote: > I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. > I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on > it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of > months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the > process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email > subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all > of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the > components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go > over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for > the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point > that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it > in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a > loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I > am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of > frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. > Please Help > > Aaron SCOTT K5ATG > 2108 Turner dr > Midwest City, OK 73110 > > -- > '73 > Aaron Scott > K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] <javascript:;> > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Perhaps ask someone to build it for you for a small fee? When you purchase a
radio as a kit it's expected that you ENJOY the construction/assembly process. If that's not your thing then just find someone to build it for you. -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Aaron Scott Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 1:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Oh, and if you're going to dump it in the trash ship it to me and I'll see
what I can do. I've never seen nor built a K2 but if it's trash to you I certainly can't hurt it. jer -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Aaron Scott Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 1:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hello Aaron,
Just employ a builder to complete the project for you. They charge you only a small fee. If you are in the Asia Pacific region, you can send it to me to have a look. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Aaron Scott <[hidden email]> 收件人︰ [hidden email] 傳送日期︰ 2015年09月7日 (週一) 1:59 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I'm really sorry your K2-build didn't go well. If you really want to
trash it, I'll pay the postage, send it to me. :-) There are a number of builders on this list, there's a compendium of them on the Elecraft web site [or was], and they range from building a kit from opening the boxes to finishing kits half-built. I really recommend you investigate that, I love my K2 [4398], and it has gotten a lot of field use and on summits. It's a great little radio you can hold in one hand with amazing operating characteristics. Fred K6DGW --Northern California Contest Club --CU in the Cal QSO Party --3-4 Oct 2015 On 9/6/2015 10:59 AM, Aaron Scott wrote: > I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. > I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on > it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of > months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the > process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email > subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all > of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the > components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go > over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for > the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point > that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it > in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a > loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I > am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of > frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. > Please Help > > Aaron SCOTT K5ATG > 2108 Turner dr > Midwest City, OK 73110 > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Aaron,
I would not toss it. I just got my K2 serial #5308 back from Don, W3FPR. I bought it used and had Don to put additional options in it as I have bad eyesight. It works great. I am very pleased with it. He did a fantastic job and will work with you to get it right. He will even build and install the SSB option for you. His prices are very reasonable. Don is here on the reflector and has a website. Send him an e-mail and see what you can work out with him. You've got too much money tied up in the radio to just throw it in the trash. 73, Mark Musick, WB9CIF -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Aaron Scott Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hello Aaron,
Let me be the naughty boy and speak the otherwise. I once built a KDSP2 and eventually sold it in return for a KAF2. I am mostly a phone operator and found the artifact from KDSP2 was terrible. Especially in the NR noise reduction, no matter how I adjusted the settings, I was unable to find a sweet spot. I eventually got a KAF2 at the second hand market (say USD45). It was simple but effective in both CW and SSB. It was well worth the money. My complaint about DSP artifacts also applied to K3. I am looking forward to the improved audio hardware in K3S. My good hearing up to 12Khz sometimes does give me some trouble in DSP artifacts. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Mark E. Musick <[hidden email]> 收件人︰ 'Aaron Scott' <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] 傳送日期︰ 2015年09月7日 (週一) 1:01 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 Aaron, I would not toss it. I just got my K2 serial #5308 back from Don, W3FPR. I bought it used and had Don to put additional options in it as I have bad eyesight. It works great. I am very pleased with it. He did a fantastic job and will work with you to get it right. He will even build and install the SSB option for you. His prices are very reasonable. Don is here on the reflector and has a website. Send him an e-mail and see what you can work out with him. You've got too much money tied up in the radio to just throw it in the trash. 73, Mark Musick, WB9CIF -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Aaron Scott Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 7615 I bought the Elecraft K2 # 7615. I'm just wondering if I could send the unit back and just cut my losses on it. I have it assembled except for the SSB Module. For the past couple of months I have been trying to align the unit. Every single step of the process has been a battle. I have received help from the Elecraft Email subscription but I am just tired of fighting with it. I have gone over all of the solder point and made sure that they are good along with the components being inserted correctly, I also had electronic engineers go over it. I just can't get it to work. I can get it to generate a tone for the tone generator test but that is as far as I can get. I'm at the point that if I can't get Elecraft to look at it, then I'm just going to dump it in the trash and sign my thousand bucks that I have invested in it as a loss and try to save up for another radio. I don't know what else to do. I am really tired of fighting with it and it has become and object of frustration instead of a way to communicate with the world. Please Help Aaron SCOTT K5ATG 2108 Turner dr Midwest City, OK 73110 -- '73 Aaron Scott K5ATG <http://k5atg.blogspot.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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