Posted by
k6dgw on
Jun 16, 2011; 10:17pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KX1-S-N-2543-Received-and-ready-for-build-tp6480496p6485002.html
On 6/16/2011 1:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
> Enjoy the build process, and take your time so you can do good quality
> work. There is no reward for doing it faster than anyone else.
>
Wise advice! The KX1 is a marvel of electronic engineering and every
time I use mine, I wonder how they crammed that much functionality in
that little black box. It is also a marvel of mechanical engineering.
There are a number of places where the assembly instructions will warn
you about clearances, cutting leads short, installing components in a
particular way. You will want to follow them to the letter. Components
go on both the front and back of the circuit board.
I built mine over a period of 3 or 4 days. While building the ATU, I
wondered how this was going to fit in that little box [it goes in the
removable bottom]. When I did the first test fit, I realized that its
relays slid ever so smoothly between relays on the main board.
Go slow, and don't work on your radio when you're tired or had a glass
of wine with dinner :-) It's really an experience to be enjoyed.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org
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