K2 #6110 Is Alive
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The newborn K2 was born on Saturday, 8/5. Father and baby are doing fine. The first contacts were in the NAQSOP. What a gas to work US stations on 10w.
I have two small questions, both of them of cosmetic nature. 1) I ran short about 10 lockwashers. In reviewing some the build instructions, I see that the offfset blocks that hold the rig together, where mounted RF board, specifies the use of 2 lockwashers. Was this changed in later instructions? I'm getting lockwashers locally, just wanted to know if I missed something. 2) The heatsink has the new holes punched in the bottom for the transverter but the holes were not covered with that neat tape that is the same gray color as the metal. I have used some of the covering from the other holes (like around the speaker jack) to fill the holes, but it is green and looks tacky (of course, who looks at the back anyway? I do!). The instructions say not to remove this tape; in my case, it wasn't there to remove. Where can I get some Elecraft Grey to paint my green tape plugs? I don't intend to have the transverter option. It was a real pleasure in building this rig. I did have some problems which required me to exercise my troubleshooting skills and, with a little help from those on this reflector, found the problems (3 of them). As near as I can tell, everything is working fine. Next step: Spectrogram calibration of the filters. But only after I get some more contacts logged to see what this baby can do stock... 73 de Clark ke4rq _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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> 2) The heatsink has the new holes punched in the bottom for the
> transverter but the holes were not covered with that neat tape I used black tape to cover my holes. Consider mounting BNC jacks or whatever fits there just to fill the holes. Craig NZ0R _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Clark Macaulay KE4RQ
Clark,
There is no grey tape - it is green (or beige) tape that has been hit with the spray gun in the powder coating process. You can use a bit of touch-up paint to coat the masking tape if you want. The holes in the lower panel are sized for RCA jacks (the transverter holes in the top cover are cut for BNC jacks), so you may be able to find plugs to fit the holes, or simply add RCA jacks (or BNCs) and then use your imagination to invent whatever their use should be in your shack. An Amp Keying circuit is one possible use for one jack and a fixed audio output is one possibility for the other one. I am surprised that you ran out of lockwashers, it is rare that the packers at Elecraft mis-count - actually they weigh the hardware items and you may find an extra or two in most cases. 73, Don W3FPR Clark Macaulay wrote: > > I have two small questions, both of them of cosmetic nature. 1) I ran short about 10 lockwashers. In reviewing some the build instructions, I see that the offfset blocks that hold the rig together, where mounted RF board, specifies the use of 2 lockwashers. Was this changed in later instructions? I'm getting lockwashers locally, just wanted to know if I missed something. > > 2) The heatsink has the new holes punched in the bottom for the transverter but the holes were not covered with that neat tape that is the same gray color as the metal. I have used some of the covering from the other holes (like around the speaker jack) to fill the holes, but it is green and looks tacky (of course, who looks at the back anyway? I do!). The instructions say not to remove this tape; in my case, it wasn't there to remove. Where can I get some Elecraft Grey to paint my green tape plugs? I don't intend to have the transverter option. > > It was a real pleasure in building this rig. I did have some problems which required me to exercise my troubleshooting skills and, with a little help from those on this reflector, found the problems (3 of them). As near as I can tell, everything is working fine. Next step: Spectrogram calibration of the filters. > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Clark Macaulay KE4RQ
Congratulations Clark!
RE: item #2 - Gray touch-up paint for the K1/K2 is available directly from Elecraft. It's a little pricy at $10 for 1 oz. Of course, for the truly fastidious, it's a bargain! See: http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#paint Have fun with your new addition :-) 73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH Clark wrote: <SNIP> 2) The heatsink has the new holes punched in the bottom for the transverter but the holes were not covered with that neat tape that is the same gray color as the metal. I have used some of the covering from the other holes (like around the speaker jack) to fill the holes, but it is green and looks tacky (of course, who looks at the back anyway? I do!). The instructions say not to remove this tape; in my case, it wasn't there to remove. Where can I get some Elecraft Grey to paint my green tape plugs? I don't intend to have the transverter option. <SNIP> 73 de Clark ke4rq <SNIP> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm-3
Hi Clark,
Home Depot or Lowes sells Scotch gray electrical tape. Putting in the appropriate connecters seems a better idea. Mine have been left open since 1999, and nothing has crawled in yet (and we have a lot of stuff crawling around down here). We'll maybe something has crawled in, but the radio still works. Good thing about a K2 is that it is so reliable that you never have to take the cover off to check. Steve, W2MY Corpus Christi, TX North Padre Island, NA-092 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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