Hi Mark: The mini-kits were designed for low cost and ease of use on the bench, hence no enclosures. The W1 works just fine sitting on the little feet supplied. That said, one fellow W8FGU wanted an enclosure and created a spiffy one made of lexan for the W1 (and some other mini-module kits) that he offered for sale. Check here. No changes to the W1 are needed other than to mount the battery on the bottom and the BNCs on the top of the board as shown in the pictures.
http://w8fgu.home.comcast.net/~w8fgu/pics/enclosures/W1/w1enclosure.pdf It's really handy if you're going to drag the W1 around away from the bench, throw it in a bag, etc. The W1 is a handy, useful and it accurate addition to my bench after calibrating it simply by setting a d-c voltage as the instructions say. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:50 PM To: 'Elecraft Mail List' Subject: [Elecraft] W1 Questions I'm getting ready to build my W1 SWR/Watt meter. Before I start, are things I should consider. Enclosure? Mounting BNC off-board? External power? COM port mounting? Inquiring minds want to know. Mark, KJ7BS Glendale, AZ Editor, The SKCC Centurion Elecraft K2 S/N 0539 Fists # 2972 CC 1806 SKCC # 2240 C56 T20 MQFD # 128 QRP-ARCI # 12647 AZ ScQRPions COGRC Emergency Communications
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