Terry -
I'm sure your K2 Kit will arrive soon. Elecraft
seems to get them right out, when ordered.
I just finished K2 # 5422, about 2 weeks ago. Since
then I have been "aligning" and tweaking the
various optimization adjustments since. Surprisingly,
except for a couple of "breakage" goofs on my
part - it went together as their Manual said!
A good set of builder tools is essential: a
anti-static pad, and wrist strap is important. Good
Kester solder is a must - I used .020 SN63PB37
#58/285, 24-6337-9700 J-STD-006 A solder. It is
one of Kester's more "mil std" solders, and it has a
little less resin/rosin to mess up your completed
circuit boards.
A flush-cutter type of dikes cutoff tool,
is the other MUST. And lastly, a "soldersucker"
tool. I think all toll, including a "soldering
station" I bought from Circuit Specialists - I have
less than $50 in new tools. Oh yes, I did also
buy a decent $26 digital volt/ohmeter/C/L meter too.
The only problems I had, was one I think two (2)
items I soldered in wrong, when I had worked too
long and gotten tired and careless - which took
a bit of re-work to get new replacement parts back
in. I broke one part (diode), and I misplaced one
diode. My worst mistake was soldering in the RF
Board's large L-connector on the wrong side of the
RF board. And I soldered in one whole 16-pin IC
device - not noticing I had bent one of the pins
over flat - when I pushed it in for installation.
De-soldering and redoing the connector, and
IC - where tricky - solder sucker was a lifesaver!
As I finished the K2 #5422 tests, all along the
way - I think every one of them came out exactly
in the test ranges the manual said I should find.
I used Spectrogram 5.7 free-ware, as a final
filters alignment tool (PC sound board)
Good luck,
I may build another - it came out so well
73's Fred, N3CSY
upstate NY
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