I got one of the first T1's that went out the door at Elecraft, but that meant I also had to do the mod that was deemed necessary so early on. As it turned out, the hardest part was getting the glued together toroids unstuck from my fingers! I know, smooth move dummy! It only took a minute or two though--thankfully! I have found the Radio Shack "solder sucker" tool to be a handy device--probably not considered the best unsoldering method by master builders, but it seems to work well for me. You squeeze the air out of the bulb, apply the heated tip to the joint, let go of the bulb as soon as solder starts to flow, and whoosh! It generally opens the connection nicely. Just remember to blow out the solder that has been collected in the air line before trying the next task. Anyway, I made the changes, put the thing back together, and pushed the button--still lights up like an outhouse in a fog! Hooked it up to my Argo V (which has no tuner like my K2 does), tapped the buttons again, and the pleasant sound of relays chattering came forth. It's working FB. I haven't put the T1 to any real torture tests, like pieces of wet string or anything, but so far it seems to work great on just about every antenna I have around here. I've tried it on portable antennas, like the PAC-12, without paying too much attention to dimension precision, and it zeros right in on 1 to 1. Works great with my NorCal 40 and Sierra too. I think this is going to be an extremely handy piece of gear. Anybody with an Argo, an 817, or any of the single band kit transceivers we've been building over the last several years, should invest in one of these. It makes things so simple! I wouldn't opt for it in lieu of, say the internal tuner in the KX1 (that rig is fabulous!), but it's perfect for any tunerless QRP rig. So, I'm ready for the next mod! Dave W7AQK _______________________________________________ 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
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