K2 build progress and question

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K2 build progress and question

lstavenhagen
Hi all,
I just completed the control and front panel board builds yesterday. The kit is really remarkable, even the mounting of the LCD and diffuser basically went off without a hitch. I did have a capacitor left over at the end of the front panel build. Went back through the manual and saw the one I'd accidentally skipped, had to take it all apart again to install it, hi hi, but no more parts leftover.

Anyway, now my question. I'm at the beginning of the RF board build now. I'm planning to add the noise blanker and 100W amp options (nothing else, if I ever need more than that I'm just getting the K3). I havn't read ahead in the assy manual but are there any decisions I should make at this point for adding these in future? Or does it not matter, i.e. I have to complete the basic kit before I add these two options anyway?
If so, I should probably go ahead and order the options now...

Thanks,
LS
W5QD
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Re: K2 build progress and question

Don Wilhelm-4
LS,

You may want to add the header for the AUX RF before you mount the heat
sink on the K2 RF Board, and that part is included with the KPA100 kit.  
All other changes or additions are easily accessible by removing the
bottom cover.  Removing the heat sink is not a nasty chore, but is more
involved than simply removing the screws.

73,
Don W3FPR

lstavenhagen wrote:

> Hi all,
> I just completed the control and front panel board builds yesterday. The kit
> is really remarkable, even the mounting of the LCD and diffuser basically
> went off without a hitch. I did have a capacitor left over at the end of the
> front panel build. Went back through the manual and saw the one I'd
> accidentally skipped, had to take it all apart again to install it, hi hi,
> but no more parts leftover.
>
> Anyway, now my question. I'm at the beginning of the RF board build now. I'm
> planning to add the noise blanker and 100W amp options (nothing else, if I
> ever need more than that I'm just getting the K3). I havn't read ahead in
> the assy manual but are there any decisions I should make at this point for
> adding these in future? Or does it not matter, i.e. I have to complete the
> basic kit before I add these two options anyway?
> If so, I should probably go ahead and order the options now...
>
> Thanks,
> LS
> W5QD
>  
>  
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