Re: [Elecraft] K2 #06602 under construction

2008-10-15 Thread Gary D Krause
Hi Marinus, I left the tape that was already covering the holes when I received the kit. In fact, I believe they suggest that you do that in the manual. I only cut out the hole that I needed to use. I also installed the mike connector on the front since I think it would look awful even if

RE: [Elecraft] K2 #06602 under construction

2008-10-15 Thread Darwin, Keith
Sorry to hear of your vision issues Marinus. CW - I believe CW will be around for a long time to come. We don't do CW because it is the best way to get a message through but because it is the most fun way to get a message through. If ham radio becomes SSB and Digital only, I'll QRT. The SSB

Re: [Elecraft] K2 #06602 under construction

2008-10-15 Thread John Frerichs
I share your enthusiasm for CW. I do like PSK31 very much, though. I also have some friends who have no desire for CW. For them, I plan on (shudder!) picking up a microphone. For that reason, I just installed the SSB board. Knowing my plans to do this when originally building the K2, I