[Elecraft] K1 # 2208

2006-06-20 Thread Lynn Lovell

Hello All...
  I am delighted to report K1 # 2208 came to life June 18th and can be 
found lurking on the low end of 20 and 40 meters been wanting one of 
these little jewels for a long time and after reading all the great reports 
and info here worked up my courage took the plunge ... am very happy with 
the results... now need to convience myself I can manage to build a K2...

73 de W8MLL

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Re: [Elecraft] K1 # 2208

2006-06-20 Thread Rick Dettinger


 Hello All...
I am delighted to report K1 # 2208 came to life June 18th and can be
 found lurking on the low end of 20 and 40 meters been wanting one of
 these little jewels for a long time and after reading all the great
reports
 and info here worked up my courage took the plunge ... am very happy with
 the results... now need to convience myself I can manage to build a K2...
 73 de W8MLL
-
I have built both and would say that if you can build the K1, you can build
the K2.  It just takes about 3 times as long.  The individual operations are
about the same.  If you install each component  correctly, you will have a
working radio.  If not, you will learn alot about troubleshooting.
73
Rick Dettinger
K7MW

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Re: [Elecraft] K1 # 2208

2006-06-20 Thread John GM4SLV
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:21:05 -0400
Lynn Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello All...
I am delighted to report K1 # 2208 came to life June 18th and can
 be found lurking on the low end of 20 and 40 meters

Well done and good luck with the K1 - I enjoyed using mine for 3 years
- had a blast in CQWW with it!


  now need to convience myself I can
 manage to build a K2... 

If you can manage a K1 you can manage a K2 - it's really just more of
the same, nothing's any harder to do, just more of it.

I've just finished mine - after a 3 year gap following the K1.

Have fun with the K1, but always remember that the K2 is within your
ability


John GM4SLV


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RE: [Elecraft] K1 # 2208

2006-06-20 Thread Darwin, Keith
Oh, yea, if you can build a K1, you can build a K2.  I build a K2 with
very little experience and it worked perfectly first time.  I did have
one issue where the S-meter quit working but it only needed  a few
solder joints redone and has worked fine ever since.  Not really knowing
what I was doing, I was forced to read and follow the directions to a T.
When it said cut a piece of green hookup wire to 3 inches long and
strip 3/16 inch off one end, I did my cutting and striping to within
1/16 inch.

I'm guessing that guys who get in trouble with building an Elecraft rig
are those who don't pay attention to every detail, those who rush, those
who know what they're doing and therefore skip ahead, those who aren't
watching the details to make sure the diodes go in the right holes with
the right orientation or who don't spend the time making sure the caps
are the right ones.  IMHO of course.

I did buy pre-wound toroids to tip the scales in my favor though.

- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -

-Original Message-
From: Lynn Lovell

... now need to convience myself I can manage to build a K2...
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 # 2208

2006-06-20 Thread Kevin Rock

Sir,
  Congratulations on becoming one of us.  Please consider taking a little  
time to join us on any given Sunday for our humble Elecraft CW Net.   
Twenty or forty meters though you'll most probably fare better on twenty  
due to my westerly location ;)  2300z and 0200z are the times.  Though  
this weekend we'll not be running (if I've got my calendar correctly  
annotated :) due to the high traffic of field day we shall be up and  
running on the next Sunday.  Your KX1 and the K2 in your future are both  
welcome to join in.


Be well and 73,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

Hey Wayne!  You sure have sold a lot of these critters ;)
   KJR

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:21:05 -0700, Lynn Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hello All...
   I am delighted to report K1 # 2208 came to life June 18th and can be  
found lurking on the low end of 20 and 40 meters been wanting one of  
these little jewels for a long time and after reading all the great  
reports and info here worked up my courage took the plunge ... am very  
happy with the results... now need to convience myself I can manage to  
build a K2...

73 de W8MLL

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