[Elecraft] First K2 question

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And, actually, a lot of fun.

Doug
W6JD

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From: Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com> 

> Fred (FL) wrote: 
> 
> > 1. Buy the Mr. TOROID Guy's toroid set, for your 
> > Elecraft kit. He does a much better job of building 
> > these critical L parts, than we will probably do. 
> > I felt this was the single most important decision I 
> > did - when I built K2 # 5422. If one is the least 
> > tired, or rushed - and trys to wind an important L 
> > toroid - good luck! Screwing just 1 up - will cause 
> > you all sorts of troubleshooting time. And mis-wound 
> > toroids may give you a K2 that may never really stack 
> > up among the best performers. 
> 
> Well...Mr Toroid Guy does a good job and his toroids are very neat. But 
> this makes it sound like winding them requires special skill or is very 
> critical. Not so! Just remember that each pass through the hole is one 
> turn, try to space the windings as explained in the instructions, and 
> strip the leads properly. 
> 
> Even if they don't come out as neat as they might, they will work fine 
> if you follow the instructions. This is absolutely not rocket science 
> or voodoo, and not too hard either! 
> -- 
> 73, 
> Vic, K2VCO 
> Fresno CA 
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco 
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