push buttons

[earl baillley]

Hi Yall, has anyone copiled a commplete list  of the K2 push buttons.   Lets call it PB 1.  TAP, PUSH, PUSH, or it may be in another order. or just plain PUSH.   I have  a memory span makes Jupiters orbit seem speedy. I do remember to get to meals on times. The almighty does take care of some of our needs and Morse is my native language

I   am completely intimidated by the radio while I am equipped to wiggle a cats whisker.

Or, full bed and beakfast service supplied in exchange.  I am not so far gone as to offer XYL's labors but I've had them without troble for more than 20 years and she is really a pussy cat.    Incidentally this is a lovely part of the country! Quiet, not speedy. Contest country for those who can bear it. (bare?)

73

Earl W7TK
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[N0tk]

Earl
Try _http://www.niftyaccessories.com/Elecraft_RefGuide.htm_
(http://www.niftyaccessories.com/Elecraft_RefGuide.htm)
Dan NØTK
Highlands Ranch, CO
K2 #3652
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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

Earl, W7TK wrote:

Hi Yall, has anyone copiled a commplete list  of the K2 push buttons.   Lets
call it PB 1.  TAP, PUSH, PUSH, or it may be in another order. or just plain
PUSH.   I have  a memory span makes Jupiters orbit seem speedy. I do
remember to get to meals on times. The almighty does take care of some of
our needs and Morse is my native language

I   am completely intimidated by the radio while I am equipped to wiggle a
cats whisker

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Ha! Earl, your youth is showing. No longer are our favorite rigs big enough
for a control for every function. Instead of a rig being the size of a
refrigerator on a series of 19-inch wide panels screwed to a 6-foot relay
rack, any rig worth calling itself a Ham rig today has to fit in the
bear-size paw of its operator.

As a result the controls have gotten so tiny - and their functions so
compressed - that I can just about lose my whole ham station if my XYL
throws the junk mail on my operating desk.

You live in God's own country, my friend. Puget sound is the best of both
worlds - beautiful wild water all around you without facing the roaring
storms off of the Pacific head on. You deserve to do a lot of operating from
a QTH like that. So, to your question:

Have you checked Page 88 of the latest K2 manual? Yep, the buttons have
"tap" (quick poke) and "hold" (press for more than 1/2 second) operation. I
find that the buttons on the K2 start working as expected with very little
"TAP" or "HOLD" practice.

If you're a CW operator like me, you'll quickly discover which dozen or so
functions you use, and learn to bring them up quickly. The rest of the
functions are just "other stuff" Hi!

If your glasses are strong enough, there's a nifty little operating guide
produced by an outfit called (what else?) "Nifty! Ham Accessories". I'm not
involved with them, but I've seen the guide for the K2. It distills the K2
operating instructions into 23 small-format pages, nicely laminated and
apparently water (or coffee) proof. The company sez it covers all the
functions of the K2 controls. I'm not connected with them: a buddy gave me a
copy of their K2 manual to look at.  

The upside is that the "Nifty" manual is small, thanks to use of a very
small type face. The down side is that while the manual might be easily read
most oprs under 20 years of age, anyone older who isn't nearsighted requires
an appropriate magnifier.

I still keep a "Station Log". In the front pocket is a hand-written list of
the K2 push-button functions I need to remember where I can look them up
quickly if my brain freezes at the wrong moment. It's not long because, just
like this computer, I only want my K2 to do 1% of what it's capable of doing
to satisfy all of my needs.

Indeed, it does the job better for me if I don't try to make it do
everything possible!  Every so often, when the bands are dead and the
workshop isn't calling me to melt solder, I'll get out the K2 manual and
scan the operating section to see if there's some operating feature I don't
know about that might be useful in the way I operate. When I discover one
it's sort of like getting new accessory for the rig at zero cost.

Cat's Whisker on your first receiver too eh? I'm sure you realize that we
both started out with a solid state receiver before moving "up" to vacuum
tubes. And we didn't even need to ground ourselves before touching anything.


Ron AC7AC


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[john_k7fd]

My initial CQ on twenty meters was quickly picked up by none other than
another KX-1 ! Thanks to Dan and his mighty attic dipole, KX-1 nr 959 logged
its first QSO --  thanks OM!

The rig works beautifully despite this op's goofy mistakes ;) Somehow, after
being soooo careful, I still managed to end the kit and have a resistor and
capacitor still in the muffin tin! R10 and C19; both checked off in the
manual and both left out...go figure! And lastly, the ol' headphone in the
key jack trick...can you hear me now? Sheesh...

Overall, I'm really liking this radio! I really like what I'm hearing in the
receiver. I also like the keying/QSK; very smooth with minimal thump. Now to
play and then later in the week tackle the 30m module and ATU.

Thanks again Dan N0TK for being Q number 1!

73 John K7FD, KX1/959, K1/78, and K2/586

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