I was finally able to free up some blocks of time and begin construction of K2 #4565. This, and my construction of a KX1 earlier this year, is the most satisfying and enjoyable experience in ham radio that I've had in years. I've also learned a great deal monitoring the discussions on the reflector.
My construction was proceding successfully (if slowly) up to the point in Assembly, Part II, page 52, where components are connected to U4 (the PLL) on the bottom of the RF board. I found this to be the trickiest part so far (haven't begun the toroids yet!). After several failures, and much thought and preparation with pre-bending and tinning of leads, I was finally able to get C91, C88, RFC15 soldered to the correct points on the bottom of the board - with no shorts. However, I now have no continuity through RFC 15. I assume that means I destroyed the choke during the mounting process, so I'm ordering a replacement and will try again next week. Before I do that, does anyone have any words of wisdom on how to manipulate and mount these components to increase my chances of success on the next attempt. Thanks. Bob, WO3E _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
