[Elecraft] K2 backlighting brightness

Hi, I originally built my K2 #2204 about 5 years back, and have had a ball with it, bringing it up to date with all the latest mods and small alterations, but, like others on the reflector here, I was finally bitten by the " build another kit" bug and consequently built myself another K2 #

[Elecraft] Serial #5577 on the air SSB and CW

Hi Today K2 #5577 put out it's first RF after a relaxing 5 day build ( it's not my first K2 build) and it all came up to specs nicely. Thanks to the expert packaging of Christine, Marina, and Val, there were no spare parts and nothing missing to really worry about. What did cause a bit of

[Elecraft] Metamorphosis

Wayne, Please come out with something new for the guys on this Reflector to buildA guy posts a subject matter relating to reading the color code (Colour actually !) and it ends up being replied to with everything from Churchill's supposed sayings to birth control.. Too m

[Elecraft] Color code help?

Hi, I just made a discovery today that might help others having difficulty identifying color code bands on resistors and the like...especially if you aren't working in natural lighting conditions. Go buy one of those dinky LED torches and shine that on the resistorsit makes the colors

[Elecraft] K2 VCO Shielding mod

Hi Recently I got a few small parts off Elecraft, and for the want of nothing better to do, I also got them to send me the "K2 VCO Shielding kit", which I installed yesterday. It is a very easy kit to install and it took less than an hour to do. I was quite impressed when I did the upper and

[Elecraft] Removing the K2 heatsink panel

Hi From time to time I read postings about the pain of removing the heatsink panel from the finals in the K2, but really it isn't as bad as it seems if approached from the right angle. What I have done in the past, is put the K2 on it's side and remove the panel screws,( including the 2 on

[Elecraft] Outboard Speaker for the K2

Hi Recently a friend sent me all the parts for the "SP2 Companion External Speaker for the K2" ( by Dave VE6DRW) as he was unable to find the time to assemble it. I made it up pretty quickly and was most impressed with it's performance, even though the speaker wasn't mounted in the recomme

[Elecraft] Re Containers for parts sorting

One item for sorting parts I haven't seen mentioned is glazed earthenware ...the XYL here has some very nice shallow dishes with sloping sides that "go missing" when I have a kit on the bench! They are quite solid and not so easily flipped over if something is leaned on them during use(

[Elecraft] Old wish list item

Hi, My K2 is fast approaching it's 5th birthday and soon after I built it I expressed a wish that it would be nice if VFO's A & B retained the mode they were set for. ie so you could use CW on VFO A and SSB on VFO B As the K2 was originally regarded as "CW only" by most,it probably didn't mat

[Elecraft] EQP from this end

Hi I crawled out of the cot at 1500z this morning and listened around 80 and 40m and the band was full of the RSGB ( BERU) CW Contest signals.no sign of (or room for) EQP signals, so it was back to the cot. I'll take another listen this evening here 0800 - 1200z and see if any E