Finished #101 in just a little over 6 hours including the 100W amp. The only test equipment needed was a VOM to check a couple of continuities. The only tools were a small phillips screwdriver, a 1/2 inch wrench for the encoder knobs and a small diagonal cutter to trim the leads on a few parts. The required allen wrenches came with the kit.
Been playing all afternoon to figure out how to work it. Definite learning curve! The update of the firmware was very easy compared to my Orion which seems to take forever and requires multiple attempts. A cheapo, no-name USB to serial converter cable worked just fine. One nit - on operating split there doesn't seem to be a way to get the audio from one VFO in one ear and the other VFO in the other. It is like the Icom system where you have to switch back and forth between the two VFOs only hearing one at a time, then select SPLIT to transmit on the second VFO. Am I correct that dual audio is only available with the second receiver option? I recall hearing at Dayton that we would have to peak the bandpass filters but I saw nothing in the manual about doing that. I assume that step has been removed by tweaking at the factory. Back to 14.058 Craig "Buck" k4ia Fredericksburg, Virginia USA **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) _______________________________________________ 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
