[Elecraft] Re: Which Mods are applicable?

[Bob Evans]

Jim,

I have just finished K2 #4687 with KPA100, DSP, 160M, SSB and NB.  My kit
came with all required mods already in the parts package.  All I needed to
do was to update the construction manual with written notes found on the
included Errata sheets.  Elecraft included one Mod bag of parts for either
the DSP or KPA100 (I don't remember which one)  which I THOUGHT needed to be
installed, but after realizing I was replacing a capacitor with the exact
same capacitor (I'm slow sometimes), I realized the corrected parts were
already incorporated into the regular parts inventory.  The only part I had
to replace which can be called a mod, was C71 in the KPA100.  As luck (or
incredible planning on Elecraft's part) would have it, the .1uF capacitor
needed for C71 was a spare left over from one of the other accessories.  

My point is:  I wouldn't worry about those "optional" mods until you get the
rig together.  Elecraft has done a great job of getting an up-to-date kit in
your hands so that you don't have to worry.

Have fun!

Bob K5WA

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<How does one determine which should/need be purchased?

<If needed why are they not included with the

<appropriate kit? It appears I could spend a hundred

<dollars or more on modifications to make a new radio

<work. That could wreck my radio budget.

<Thanks for the help,

<Jim, AB0UK