[Elecraft] K2 RIT-SPLIT LED MOD AGAIN AVAILABLE

[Tom Hammond]

OK Folks:

Once more, with feeling...

I have (at 1715Z, today) posted the info on the K2 RIT-SPLIT LED mod to my 
web site. Actually, this is a new document which included a lot more 
information. Unfortunately, it's also nearly 3MB in size, so PLEASE do NOT 
view the file on-line. Please DOWNLOAD it to your hard drive and THEN view 
it. If you happened to find an earlier (today) posting of the mod on my web 
site, you might want to re-D/L this version.

The file (PDF) can be found at:

    http://home.earthlink.net/~n0ss

Once at my home page, go to the bottom of the home page and click on the 
DOWNLOAD PAGE link. The article is in the "K2-RELATED FILES" section.

PLEASE NOTE that this is NOT an' official' Elecraft mod!!! Although the 
design is Wayne's, the implementation is purely mine.

And no, PC boards are NOT AVAILABLE from elecraft, nor are the available 
from me, at least at present. Though I may consider making some a bit later 
on this winter. Cost will probably be $5 ppd to your door (U.S. and 
Canada). There's little to the PC board. In fact, if you have a DremelTool 
and a small piece of PC board, you can use the DremelTool to 'route' the 
pattern onto the PC board. It doesn't have to be pretty... it just has to 
work. I can supply a much less 'pretty', but much easier to route, PC board 
design if you choose to use this method of making your own PC board.

This is NOT a mod for the faint of heart... one slip with the drill on the 
front panel of the K2 case and you're a goner! There's very little 'wiggle 
room' available with the LED, to get it properly positioned and you will 
have to use care during the installation.

You CANNOT use just any LED either. It MUST be a HI-EFFICIENCY (or possibly 
an ULTRA-BRIGHT) LED which can supply ample light output when drawing only 
2 to 3 mA of current...!!  This is a limiting factor in choosing which LED 
you'll use, and you should TEST your chosen LED _at_ 2-3 mA, to ensure it 
will work acceptably BEFORE you undertake this project.

Enjoy.

73,

Tom Hammond    N0SS