[Elecraft] Heat sinks?

2006-01-29 Thread Louis LaCour
Hello all: I'm sure this is a rookie question to all you seasoned pros, but as I'm expecting delivery of my K2 tomorrow, I figured, what the heck? In looking through the build manual for the K2 I see no recommendation to use any kind of heat sink devices when soldering in various components. I p

[Elecraft] DMM advice?

2006-01-22 Thread Louis LaCour
Hello all... Have been lurking here for a while soaking up some wisdom in anticipation of receipt of my K2. As I lost all of my tools etc. in Katrina, I'm in the process of "re-stocking," including a new digital multimeter. I've poked around on the net some, but the choices are truly bewildering