[Elecraft] Big thanks to all

[John C. Henry]

K1 SN 1384 (30m & 17m w/ KAT1) is on the air and fully operational.  =
Thanks to all that post to this reflector, I got all of the information =
I needed and all of my questions answered without needing to post a =
single message!  Many thanks to Wayne and Eric for an OUTSTANDING kit!  =
The building experience was fantastic, took me less than 15 hours to =
build and tune it. =20

The only problem I encountered was installing D3 in the KAT1.  The pad =
spacing is extremely tight for a 1N34A, and I broke it.  Fortunately =
this is a very common part and I was able to get a new one (10 actually =
due to packaging) at a local electronics store and finish the project.

I haven't done any real electronic construction for about 10 years, so I =
made sure I had the equipment suggested, including a new tip for the =
iron and some genuine K44 solder.  The first section of construction =
quickly got me back into the building mode and everything went very =
smooth and quick.  I am quite happy that I decided to start with a K1 to =
get back in to building due to the simpler design and getting to use my =
"creation" much faster.  I won't be in a hurry when I build the K2.

Thanks again,
John
AC7LC

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