Well...I think if you read the instructions its no problem at all, the only thing I did wrong on the K2 was to add one extra turn to all the toroids, and after unwinding one turn off all of them, the rig did NOT work any better, as a mater of fact, power out on some bands went down a little.
I did NOT do a parts inventory. I barely read the manual, zoom zoom zoom, done in 3 days with no other problems than the toroid turns. The internal antenna tuner was zero problems, as was the KPA100 amp, I get OVER 100 watts on all bands. The one thing that I had to experiment with was the power output of the qrp K2...any swr at all turns the power down. The kpa100 is also very sensitive to any swr at all. The rigs sure are great fun to build, then use. Even heathkit at its prime was not as good in every respect as Elecraft is. Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Rasmussen > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:55 AM > To: Elecraft List > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 build...so addictive! > > Thanks for the fabulous photos of the K1, I'm sure it > brings back fond memories for anyone that's put any of > the kits together. I was actually feeling kind of > bittersweet after completing my second K2, I had > already seen the first one come to life so there was > no big surprise there, and sadly the construction > was... finished! > > I also think that (most) many of us have installed a > part the wrong way, clipped leads we should not have, > or otherwise lived our worst dreams of ruining the > whole deal. Then you call the guys and find that every > part in the world is available, that anything in the > kit will unsolder cleanly with patience, and that the > PCB's traces don't lift with a little heat. > > After my fixes, I came away with a load of relief and > a "can do" attitude that money cannot buy. > > That brought it's own set of challenges but that's a > story for another day. ;-) > > _______________________________________________ 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
