Steve, I just finished my KX1 within the last hour, with all the options. I had the same questions as you. Having been the whole route, I rather wish I had done what the instructions said, and built the basic unit first before even opening the options. I had a couple of problems later in the build; not only would it have been simpler to troubleshoot them, but it would have been physically easier to make the repairs, had I taken it one step at a time. The only exceptions I would make to that are 1) the paddle, and 2) the power modification kit. The power mod kit replaces resistor R30 which I found to be a real hassle once trimmer CA and amplifier Q6 are in place. I can't think of any reason not to make it part of the basic build.
Of course, I'm only an hour old so I defer to ANYone else's opinion. -- 73, Mike, KC0KBC Yaesu FT-857D, FT-8800R, VX-7RB Elecraft KX1 #1819 (DONE!), XG2 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Westfall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I recently started building my KX1, following the manual to the letter. > However, looking ahead I find that the manual does not include instructions > for > the kxb3080 module for 30 and 80 meters, or for the kxat1-r tuner. Instead, > the > instructions for these are packaged separately with the options, as expected > since they are sold separately. > > But if I know from the start that I am building the kxb3080, why go to all > the > trouble to install components in the KX1 that I will immediately turn around > and > have to rip out in order to install the kxb3080? The manual assumes that I'm > just building the basic kit without options, and the tests at various points > would seem to presuppose that I've done that. > > Is there a recommended, supported way to incorporate the kxb3080 option from > the > very start, so that the redundant/throw-away work can be avoided? Are there > revised assembly instructions for such an approach? > > Thanks. > > Steve Westfall, WA5MZI > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
