[Elecraft] K2 Almost Ready

[richard.arland at verizon.net]

Gang:

Had my first surgery on April 21, been lugging a cast around on my right foot ever since. Still have at least 3-4 weeks more with no weight bearing. 

Therefore, I decided to put my "off-work" time to good use, bought a K2 with all the options except the battery and the 100W amp, and have been having a ball building and building and building. 

We are at a work stopage due to a missing 2N5109 (Q5 pre-driver) transistor. It is Saturday night, of course, so it won't be here before Monday or Tuesday (thanks, Scott). And....I am chomping at the bit to get this thing all together, tested and on the air! 

The 2N5109 subs out to an NTE 278, but I don't have one of those either. Anyone have a good non-NTE sub for this transistor that I just might have in my stock so I could get on with the testing of this rig. I'm already suffering from cabin fever and this isn't helping one bit!!! 

Two things I am looking forward to: getting the K2 on the air and a shower! Can't shower with the cast on! I'm gettin' gammie, Cletus!

One other idea: has anyone tried marrying a Communications Concepts transistor linear up with a K2? They make several versions up to and incuding a 180W linear amp. These are PC boards and partial parts kits, not actual kit linears, so they fall within the FCC guidelines for ham linears that cover 10-11 meters. 

vy 73

Rich K7SZ