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Good morning,some of you may remember I bought a used bare bones K2 on ebay about two weeks ago-s/n 5801.It was completely destroyed,according to FedEx!Well,after much thought and consideration,I decided to go the kit route! I received my new K2 yesterday-s/n 6576 from Elecraft! Iam no electrical or electronics engineer,I built some kits as youngster,and a few more the last few years(very simple and basic).I can solder,and read directions,so I figure that's half the battle in building the K2!It looks a little overwhelming at this point,but I think Iam ready to tackle this BIG project!Hopefully,I won't run into any problems,but I know where to turn if I do.I'll let everyone know when its up and running.73 de Ed N7EDK Marana,AZ.
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I am sorry to hear about your misfortune with the shipping. But
congratulations on deciding to build the K2. I built my K2/100 with most accessories several years ago. It did take a while because I decided to go slowly and carefully. But it was very satisfying to see what was originally a large collection of parts gradually morph into a recognizable radio. It was even more satisfying when I applied power the first time and it did what it was supposed to do! In the end I had a very nice radio indeed. If you take it easy and carefully check what you do you should have no problems. I wish you the best of luck. There a lot of very knowledgeable people on this reflector who will gladly help if you do run into any problems. Bruce - W8FU -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of edward kacura Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:11 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] New K2 now! Good morning,some of you may remember I bought a used bare bones K2 on ebay about two weeks ago-s/n 5801.It was completely destroyed,according to FedEx!Well,after much thought and consideration,I decided to go the kit route! I received my new K2 yesterday-s/n 6576 from Elecraft! Iam no electrical or electronics engineer,I built some kits as youngster,and a few more the last few years(very simple and basic).I can solder,and read directions,so I figure that's half the battle in building the K2!It looks a little overwhelming at this point,but I think Iam ready to tackle this BIG project!Hopefully,I won't run into any problems,but I know where to turn if I do.I'll let everyone know when its up and running.73 de Ed N7EDK Marana,AZ. _______________________________________________ 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 Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1629 - Release Date: 8/23/2008 1:16 PM _______________________________________________ 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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Ditto what Bruce said. I purchased my K2 to get the radio that fit my
needs. I did not focus on the building. But it turned out to be much more fun than expected. The directions are very straight forward. Do your inventories, and just start working your way through the parts. Before you know it, the front panel and control board will be together. Then you start on he RF board. The majority of it is just putting the right part in the right place, and soldering it well. Once you start doing some checks, you will really feel a sense of accomplishment. A great radio, and you learn something too. Both about the equipment and yourself. It doesn't get much better than that. David Wilburn K4DGW www.k4dgw.com www.k4rc.net Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (K4RC) K2 S/N 5982 K3 S/N 766 edward kacura wrote: > Good morning,some of you may remember I bought a used bare bones K2 on ebay about two weeks ago-s/n 5801.It was completely destroyed,according to FedEx!Well,after much thought and consideration,I decided to go the kit route! I received my new K2 yesterday-s/n 6576 from Elecraft! Iam no electrical or electronics engineer,I built some kits as youngster,and a few more the last few years(very simple and basic).I can solder,and read directions,so I figure that's half the battle in building the K2!It looks a little overwhelming at this point,but I think Iam ready to tackle this BIG project!Hopefully,I won't run into any problems,but I know where to turn if I do.I'll let everyone know when its up and running.73 de Ed N7EDK Marana,AZ. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > 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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