[Elecraft] K2 5149 is alive

[Jim Faulkner]

Good evening everyone,

This is my first post to the list, and I have what I hope is not a stupid
question.

I just finished my K2, #5149. With the exception of a missed solder joint
on the thermistor 
board, and my brutalizing the tiny in-line choke on the bottom of the RF
board, the rig 
came to life, and appears to be performing as expected. With just a crummy
hunk of wire,
that I literally threw on the living room floor, I am truly amazed at what
I can hear.

I have just finished building and installing the SSB mod, and I would like
to use my Heil BM-10, 
with the HC5 element. Does anyone have any experience using this (or a
similar) set-up, and if so, 
could you please share any details? I notice that the Heil set that
Elecraft sells requires a 
resistor on connector P1, but I also see a reference to a Heil pre-amp in
the tech notes section 
of the site. 

Thanks in advance & 73,

Jim Faulkner  K5ZED
Rio Rancho, NM




--- Jim Faulkner
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