> > You sound like you’re stating all the reasons you should not do it :)
OK, whatever. > > I would rate this option about a 3 (0-10, easiest is zero) Thanks for your rating assessment. PEH > > GL 73 > > Gary W2CS > > >> On May 5, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Two questions: >> >> (1) what is your assessment of the level of difficulty of adding the 2-meter >> option to a K3 (easiest option to hardest would be a reasonable range). >> >> (2) my one concern is soldering the connector to the K3 board. Instructions >> limit soldering to prevent from melting the connector. So, is this a >> sensitive soldering act requiring expert attention? >> >> My kit background that involves soldering includes a number of the mini-kits >> from Elecraft as well as Norcal 40A (years ago), KX1 (also years ago). I >> have also assembled the kit versions of my K3, P3, KPA500, KAT500, and KX3 >> (which also had a 2-meter option but I chose for Elecraft to do the work >> since after I got the kit I found one inductor that would not move out of >> the way per the Elecraft instructions). >> >> Prior to my Elecraft experience my only work had been in high-school with a >> homebrew dual-811 linear and a SSB exciter besides kit versions of several >> receivers (Knight) and Eico 720 transmitter. But, this was 55 years ago! >> >> 73, phil, K7PEH >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to alapa...@taconic.net >> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
