[Elecraft] New Ham & First Time Builder

Fri Oct 25 12:51:01 2002

Dan
To paraphrase former president Franklin Roosevelt, the only thing you have
to fear is fear itself.

Yes, the K2 is a radio with a lot of parts, but that's all they are, just
parts.  You put them on a board one at a time.  You check the directions and
the description of the part, and go on.

We had one ham 94 years old who built his own K2.  I've worked him on the
air using it, too.

We have a lot of first-time, or near-first-time, builders assembling their
K2s successfully.

When you start, my best suggestion is a detailed parts inventory.  Not
because you will be short a part, that seldom happens.  The idea is to
familiarize yourself with the parts before you need to reach for them.
There will surely be some you won't be familiar with, so that is a good time
to identify them and know where they are in your parts kit.

Come on in, the water's fine.

73, Bob N6WG

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Dan Lesley
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] New Ham & First Time Builder

Hello All!
    I am very new to ham, in fact, I haven't even gotten my ticket yet. Even
with that being the case, I've already been investigating the toys I wish to
buy. I really like everything I have read about the K2, but I have read many
different opinions as far as who should undertake such a project. I'd like
to hear some opinions from people who have done this, and after giving you
some knowledge of my background.
    I have never taken on a project like this before. I have done some very
minor soldering work, but it was many years ago as a child, so we may as
well pretend I haven't done any soldering at all. I do have an extensive
background in computers, and while I have done quite a bit of work with pc
boards, I have never done so on the component level.
    I have almost made the decision to give it a go, after doing some
practice soldering on some inexpensive printed boards, but would like to
gather some more opinions on this decision. I would like to hear anyones
comments, but especially those that have had a similar lack of experience
when they themselves started the project, and how difficult the kit was for
them.

Thank you,
    Dan Lesley
    Atlantic, IA

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