Hello all, I have a question for the gurus regarding fixing my K2. Back in 2003 I built a K2 with KPA100, KDSP2, SSB, 160 mod and external ATU and used it to operate mobile in South America for a period of time. I then returned to the U.S. to begin med school and have been off the air since. I'd like to get back into radio now with my K2.
Shortly before I went QRT three years ago I noticed that the front panel earphone jack broke. It provides audio to external headphones, but does not correspondingly cut audio out from the internal speaker. Very annoying. I have only a short holiday vacation and then it's back to the grind at work. I don't have the time to teach myself how to take apart the rig again, nor frankly would I trust myself to do a good job removing a part soldered onto the board at several points. In the meantime I've simply unplugged P5 from the control board. I'm worried that the front audio jack will completely break and then I'll be totally out of luck. The question is: What is the best option for getting assistance fixing my rig? Should I send it to Elecraft service? Can I send it to Elecraft service? Should I subcontract out a rig builder? I noticed that there are several hardware/firmware upgrades that have come out that are also applicable for my rig. It would be great to install these at the same time. Anyway, this is a plea for advice from someone who wants to get back into radio, desperately loves his K2 (that he built himself) and doesn't have the current ability to take the whole thing apart and put it back together again. Help! Thanks! Adam, N1KO _______________________________________________ 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
