how much harder to build: K2 vs K1?

[Gary D Krause]

Good choice.  That's exactly what I did almost three years ago.  It won't take
you long to get the hang of soldering.  There are some great tutorials on the
Elecraft site as well as other places on the internet.  The most important
thing is to have good tools, including a mat and a good soldering station.  I
found that there isn't a lot of skill involved in soldering and most of it is
just common sense and having a steady hand.  I figured if I had bought all of
the smaller kits just to practice soldering, I wouldn't have had enough to buy
the K2! ;-)

You'll do fine and operating the K2 is a blast.

Have fun,
Gary, N7HTS


On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:16:46 -0800 (PST)
  lstavenhagen <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Been a couple weeks here since I started this thread, but I've actually
> changed my mind and ended up going with the K2. I thought it over a bit more
> and decided that the K2 base unit has everything I wanted in it so it was
> best to just get it from the start. Also since I'm in no hurry a longer
> build time isn't of much concern. I plan to just take my time and use it as
> a learning experience (I have my 706MIIG to use on the air in the meanwhile
> too).
>
> I'm going to start practicing my soldering skills here on some junk boards I
> have too.
>
> The only option I can think of that I might add later is the KPA100 100W
> upgrade. That's a ways down the road and only after I get the main rig
> working ;).
>
> Looking forward to it!
>
> 73,
> LS
> W5QD
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[lstavenhagen]

Ok, thanks Don and everyone.

I've looked through the soldering tutorial and will try to get some practice in. I have a weller soldering station with several different 700F tips. I ordered solder, wick, some tools and an anti-stat mat from Mouser yesterday so they should arrive around the same time as my kit (Elecraft shipped it a couple days ago).
I didn't order any of the mini modules along with the K2, tho. But I think I'm going to go ahead and get an XG2 and build that first.
I also think I should get the noise blanker - I recently moved and just now put up a wire. On the 706 I do hear loads of pulse noise around my new area....

LS