Having trouble assembling K2

[w8te]

Hello,
  I am Richard Ackerman, W8TE.  I have been an amateur radio operator for nearly 40 years and have been an Extra Class for 32 years. I am 62 years old.
  I am having trouble assembling the K2 transceiver.
  I don't have any test equipment.
  Is there any kind person who would be interested in trouble shooting my rig? Now it is completely dead.
  I can afford to pay a modest fee if necessary.
  Thank you all very much.
Rick, W8TE
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[Byron Servies]

Hi Richard,

I recommend contacting the official support contact,
[hidden email], with details of the problems you are having.

Perhaps they can guide you through using the test equipment built into
the K2 to find the cause. Though I'm sure you will get several helpful
suggestions here as well, contacting Elecraft directly is always a
good first step.

73, Byron N6NUL

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:07 PM, w8te <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hello,
>  I am Richard Ackerman, W8TE.  I have been an amateur radio operator for nearly 40 years and have been an Extra Class for 32 years. I am 62 years old.
>  I am having trouble assembling the K2 transceiver.
>  I don't have any test equipment.
>  Is there any kind person who would be interested in trouble shooting my rig? Now it is completely dead.
>  I can afford to pay a modest fee if necessary.
>  Thank you all very much.
> Rick, W8TE
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Richard,

I believe I can help (even if I am 10 years older than you and have my
ARRL 50 year pin).  If you want to try troubleshooting by email, that is
at no charge.  If you would rather send it to me for repair, I will
email you a form containing the information I need to properly service
it.  If you prefer official Elecraft repair, please contact Madelyn in
the Elecraft sales office [hidden email] to obtain an RSA number.

The K2 kit contained the parts to assemble an RF Probe.  If you have a
DMM and build the RF Probe, you can do most of the Transmit Signal
Tracing detailed in the back of the K2 manual.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/1/2012 7:07 PM, w8te wrote:

> Hello,
>    I am Richard Ackerman, W8TE.  I have been an amateur radio operator for nearly 40 years and have been an Extra Class for 32 years. I am 62 years old.
>    I am having trouble assembling the K2 transceiver.
>    I don't have any test equipment.
>    Is there any kind person who would be interested in trouble shooting my rig? Now it is completely dead.
>    I can afford to pay a modest fee if necessary.
>    Thank you all very much.
> Rick, W8TE
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>

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