Re: [Elecraft] New K2 owner this week!
Thank you Don - And thanks to everyone else who emailed me directly with lots of great advice! -- Warren Warren and all, I have been informed by a couple folks that I did not read the post as well as I should have, and you are dealing with a K2. The answer is similar, go through the manual - if it is not provided, you can download it. For the K2, you can skip the Assembly sections, but go through the three Alignment and Test sections because that is where you will gain familiarity with the K2. Do the same for each installed option. If you do not have the option manuals, download them from the Elecraft website. There is no K2 Utility, and you cannot save a configuration file, but you might want to record the menu settings. If so, download the K2 A to B Upgrade instructions - the first few pages contain nice charts for manually recording those settings. With that serial number, your K2 is entirely up to date, so no updates are necessary. 73, Don W3FPR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] New K2 owner this week!
Warren and all, I have been informed by a couple folks that I did not read the post as well as I should have, and you are dealing with a K2. The answer is similar, go through the manual - if it is not provided, you can download it. For the K2, you can skip the Assembly sections, but go through the three Alignment and Test sections because that is where you will gain familiarity with the K2. Do the same for each installed option. If you do not have the option manuals, download them from the Elecraft website. There is no K2 Utility, and you cannot save a configuration file, but you might want to record the menu settings. If so, download the K2 A to B Upgrade instructions - the first few pages contain nice charts for manually recording those settings. With that serial number, your K2 is entirely up to date, so no updates are necessary. 73, Don W3FPR Warren, No checklist, but I would suggest opening the manual and work through the front panel controls and rear panel connections. Set yourself up some simulated operating with CW, voice modes, and data mods when you get to those sections in the manual. Then look over the Advanced Operating Feature, and finally review the menu items listed in the manual. That should give you both a checkout of the K3 operation as well as familiarity with the K3 and its capabilities. Download the latest K3 Utility and load the latest firmware, then save a configuration file as well. After that, should you have questions about something, you will know about where to find it in the manual. Good luck and enjoy that K3. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/27/2014 12:36 PM, Warren Allred wrote: Hey Elecraft gang, I bought a K2/10 this week that has just the DSP and NB option installed. Apparently she was built by Mr. David Runk, AA3EJ, and according to the seller built to perfection. :) Serial number 7088. Anyhow! I have been scouring the web for information and have a ton of it! But I was wondering if anyhow had a checklist that I could go through when she arrives to ensure all is well with the rig? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] New K2 owner this week!
Warren, No checklist, but I would suggest opening the manual and work through the front panel controls and rear panel connections. Set yourself up some simulated operating with CW, voice modes, and data mods when you get to those sections in the manual. Then look over the Advanced Operating Feature, and finally review the menu items listed in the manual. That should give you both a checkout of the K3 operation as well as familiarity with the K3 and its capabilities. Download the latest K3 Utility and load the latest firmware, then save a configuration file as well. After that, should you have questions about something, you will know about where to find it in the manual. Good luck and enjoy that K3. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/27/2014 12:36 PM, Warren Allred wrote: Hey Elecraft gang, I bought a K2/10 this week that has just the DSP and NB option installed. Apparently she was built by Mr. David Runk, AA3EJ, and according to the seller built to perfection. :) Serial number 7088. Anyhow! I have been scouring the web for information and have a ton of it! But I was wondering if anyhow had a checklist that I could go through when she arrives to ensure all is well with the rig? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] New K2 owner this week!
Hey Elecraft gang, I bought a K2/10 this week that has just the DSP and NB option installed. Apparently she was built by Mr. David Runk, AA3EJ, and according to the seller built to perfection. :) Serial number 7088. Anyhow! I have been scouring the web for information and have a ton of it! But I was wondering if anyhow had a checklist that I could go through when she arrives to ensure all is well with the rig? Thanks in advance for any guidance! 73! Warren /AB6YA SKCC 11655 NAQCC 7060 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
