Re: [Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-29 Thread David Lankshear
Ed, I just noticed something different on a current KPA100 I'm building for someone and it may be the same with your K2. The KPA100 PCB is an ROHS one with soldering lands gold plated. I don't know if that has anything to do with what I've noticed, but it's something I never saw on the earlier

Re: [Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-29 Thread David Wilburn
Your message reminds me of an important point. Set aside a certain amount of time to work on the rig. For most people, more than 2 or 3 hours, and it is easy to get frustrated or make a mistake. This is an important piece. If you are getting tired or frustrated, pack your stuff up and walk

[Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-29 Thread edward kacura
Thanks to all of you for the encouragement and advice on building my new K2,I feel better about it already!This will take a while thou,I can't get stated right away.Too much coming up in the next two weeks,a little at a time.Thanks once more,I know I made the right choice to go with the kit now!

Re: [Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-28 Thread David Wilburn
Ditto what Bruce said. I purchased my K2 to get the radio that fit my needs. I did not focus on the building. But it turned out to be much more fun than expected. The directions are very straight forward. Do your inventories, and just start working your way through the parts. Before you k

RE: [Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-28 Thread Bruce McLaughlin
: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] New K2 now! Good morning,some of you may remember I bought a used bare bones K2 on ebay about two weeks ago-s/n 5801.It was completely destroyed,according to FedEx!Well,after much thought and consideration,I decided to go the kit route! I received my

[Elecraft] New K2 now!

2008-08-28 Thread edward kacura
Good morning,some of you may remember I bought a used bare bones K2 on ebay about two weeks ago-s/n 5801.It was completely destroyed,according to FedEx!Well,after much thought and consideration,I decided to go the kit route! I received my new K2 yesterday-s/n 6576 from Elecraft! Iam no electrica