A key time and mistake-saver is to be sure to check off each step in the assembly procedure as you complete it. Double check to be sure it was done as stated before checking it off. That is why Wayne has mandated check boxes on all significant steps, so you can be sure where you left off after a break AND to highlight any missed step(s).
73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Norris Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2017 12:29 PM To: Mark Goldberg Cc: Elecraft Mailing List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S New Builder (Tom NB5Q) Thank you all for the advice. I'm looking forward to beginning and I plan to pace myself and since I'm the caregiver for my wife I will have to ration things out. I'm sure I will be back, all of the posts are very interesting and seem to always generate a lot of interest and knowledgable answers. 73, Tom NB5Q On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 7:27 AM, Mark Goldberg <marklgoldb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with all this advice. I can tell you that any questions you > have will be answered by the fine people on the Elecraft forums, and > if they can't, Elecraft provides exceptional help. I have built three > Elecraft kits and got help from one of the designers on one of the > forums, on a weekend, when I had an issue. You will not get help like that > from anyone else. > > One thing I do for screws and small parts that are NOT ESD sensitive > is to count, measure and sort them all out into labeled bins of > something like a bead organizer first. Then you know you have what you > need ahead of time. I use the ones with individual round, screw top > containers and put little post it note labels on each. Work on a clean > ESD protected surface and keep the NON ESD parts bins away. > > Best of luck and there is great satisfaction in building what you use. > > 73, > > Mark > W7MLG > > On Dec 2, 2017 5:45 AM, "John Stengrevics" <jstengrev...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> HI Tom, >> >> I, like you, chose to get back into ham radio after many years by >> building the K3S. >> >> Don suggestions are right on the money. Follow the instructions to >> the letter. >> >> I made 3 small errors, all found with the help of Elecraft tech >> support, and I think with Don’s help as well. I attribute the errors >> to trying to work too late into the night. So, don’t try to overdo and >> don’t rush it. >> >> 73, >> >> John >> WA1EAZ >> >> > On Dec 1, 2017, at 11:11 PM, Tom Norris <tknorris0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > My first post, new builder, old man (74 years young!). I've been >> inactive >> > for some time but looking forward to getting back on CW with the >> > new >> K3S, >> > P3 kits. I'm sure I will be back here for your valued and >> > experienced assistance during the build and setup. I have searched >> > for and read a >> lot >> > of the posts on the list pertaining to assembling Elecraft kits. >> > Thank >> you >> > and I hope to use a lot of the information in those posts. If you >> > have >> any >> > up front advice in the assembly or setup of the following parts, I >> > hope >> you >> > will share it with me. >> > >> > K3S 100W Xcvr. Kit ; P3-K Panadapter Kit; External Speaker; The >> > Elecraft K3S and P3 by Fred Cady; K3S ATU; K3S Gen. Cov. RX Module; >> > KFL3C-400; >> 2.8 >> > for 2.7 kHz swap; KFL3B-FM; P3 Video/FFT Adapt.; P3 TX Monitor >> > Adapt; >> 1.8-54 >> > MHz 200W; incl. P3TXMON >> > >> > Thanks a lot, >> > Tom Norris NB5Q New Mexico >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > jstengrev...@comcast.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 >> marklgoldb...@gmail.com > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 r...@elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
