[Elecraft] KX1 #1467 Completed and On-Air

Paul Neuman kd2mx at arrl.net
Sun Jul 30 16:28:50 EDT 2006


> Ron wrote:
>
>>
> Would you advise against installing the 80 meter board during initial 
> assembly? If so, why?
>

Ron,

Since I had  no desire to remove/change components, I was planning on 
installing the 80/30 board during the initial assembly until I read some 
advice posted here pointing out that if you have a problem, you have no 
way of pinpointing it easily.

I assume the tests called for during the base assembly would not 
necessarily be valid after making some of the required changes for the 
80/30 kit.

Basically, I chickened out of attempting the complete build all at 
once.  Given that everything seems to be working FB here, I might've 
been ok.  But I was able to implement a couple of component placement 
changes required for the add-on.

 I don't look forward to making some of the changes but I think I made 
the right choice.  Some final words from the assembly manual: get to 
know your kx-1 before installing options.

It would be nice if Elecraft issued an all-inclusive build instruction 
manual.

The kx1 does 3eems to be working just fine and has compared pretty 
favorably to my ft-897.  I've worked a number of bumblebees in today's 
sprint.  Can't wait to get the tuner installed and hit the trail.

73,
Paul





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