Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread Earl
Same with mine. I cant even get it started, seems to be a little for the antenna jack Earl Michael Cook wrote: Hi all. I've been assembling my K2 since thursday and having a ton of fun. Last night I just finished the last assembly steps and I'm about to move on to the third set of testing

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread Oscar F Hills
Same exact problem here too. I tried, gently, this and that, and then everything. Eventually, in spite of careful efforts, I had kind of stripped the first few threads. I finally just wound it on there, making some "new " threads. Wish I had tried a different nut, but I didn't think of it.

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread Don Wilhelm
Michael, Others have given you good suggestions, but ... In most cases, you can simply leave the nut off - the BNC is securely soldered to the RF Board and the rear panel is securely fastened with its screws. The only thing the nut accomplishes is to cover the gap between the rear panel and the

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread Rajiv Dewan, N2RD
I had exactly the same problem. I tried for a long time and gave up. I got a nut from another BNC connector in the junk box and it went on right away. Something is not right with those nuts. A recommendation for all new builders: try it before you install the antenna jack. It is probab

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread stephen Farthing
Mike, Mine went on first time..here is a tip you might wish to try(having first checked that you have not, by accident got the right nut confused with another on your bench). Offer up the nut to the threads on the antenna connector. Then turn it anti clockwise until you feel

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

2006-07-18 Thread Dave Sublette
Gee--I don't remember it as being particularly difficult. Is there some flaw in the threads of either the nut or the connector? Is it the correct size nut? K4TO Michael Cook wrote: Hi all. I've been assembling my K2 since thursday and having a ton of fun. Last night I just finished the last a