[Elecraft] First kit suggestions

Sun Nov 9 20:14:00 2003

I always sort my parts out into muffin tins.  That goes back to my old
Heathkit days.

73 de Larry W2LJ - Vivat Morse!

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ARS #1528 --- K1 #1647 --- AmQRP, CQC #746
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich McCabe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 7:15 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] First kit suggestions

> Hi gang,
>
> Just took delivery on K2 #3839. I have never built a K2 and thought I
would
> ask for suggestions from seasoned folks who have done it.
>
> The kit seems to be laid out pretty well with certain groups of bags
which I
> assume will correspond with the order of assembly. Nates comment about
the
> board images was a good one so I started off by doing hi-res scans of
the
> boards so if I bridge something I can take a look at the original !
Thanks
> Nate for making me think about that.
>
> But my real question is that I am setting up a dedicated bench for
building
> the K2. (By the way I bought everything as far as options except the
100
> watt PA which I plan to build as soon as the K2 is complete). I was
looking
> for tips for parts storage, etc during the build. I was thinking about
> getting a short tupperware container to dump the parts into as I do
each
> board but not sure how the whole deal goes together. Working out of
the
> ziplock does not sound like the hot setup.
>
> Any tips about the best way to do this? Trying to avoid parts
scattered
> across the bench !
>
> 73,
>
> Rich
> kd0zv
>
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