[Elecraft] counter probe

[kc4kgu@ENTERZONE.NET]

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Tom Hammond [iso-8859-1] N=D8SS wrote:

> Someone, I believe it was Gary Surrency, gave me an idea which he uses, a=
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> which has worked nicely for me for holding my FCTR probe when it is not i=
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> use...
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> The 2D connectors used to secure the top/bottom/side panels of the K2 hav=
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> threaded holes which are not (completely) filled by screw length. I merel=
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> stick the tip of the probe into the hole in the 2D connector and it's hel=
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> pretty securely there. So far, I've not had ANY problems with the tip=20
> joggling loose, and my K2 gets quite a bit of beating around.
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> I use the 2D connector on the BACK panel and the half-filled hole which i=
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> parallel to the back panel... this, plus just a bit of tension exerted by=
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> the coax itself holds the FCTR tip nicely.
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> I must admit though... t'would be great if Elecraft would place an UNUSED=
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> (grounded) thru-hole somewhere on the RF Board to hold one of the probe t=
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> sockets, so we could merely plug our FCTR probes in there when it's not i=
n use.
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> 73,
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> Tom  N0SS


It gets kinda tight inside the K2 once the KPA100 is installed
however.  I stopped leaving the probe inside the K2 once I built the
KPA100.  Elecraft did provide us a handy storage location for the probes,
the QRP cover, manuals, etc.  It's called the box.  You know - That thing
that they shipped the K2 and/or the KPA100 in.  Strangely enough,
everything fits in there!  (How'd they do that?) ;-)

73 de John - KC4KGU
K2/100 #2490