[Elecraft] Q: Building the K2

[Jean-Francois Joly]

Thank you all for your responses... You people are much helpful.

Jean-Francois VA2JFJ


On 6/21/06, Solosko, Robert B (Bob) <solosko at lucent.com> wrote:
> Jean-Francois,
>
>        Of course, you don't need most of these neat things - I have a Panvise (an old one) and found it not very useful because it wouldn't hold the board once the components very close to the edge were put in. For de-soldering, I've been using de-soldering wick, which looks like a roll of very fine copper braid and sucks up an amazing amount of solder... best of all, a roll costs only a dollar or two from your local RadioShack or equivalent. A temperature controlled iron is a must, but you really need only one tip - I bought several, in several different sizes and temperatures, and after building the K2 and most of the options that would fit into it (plus some other add-ons), I'm still using the first soldering tip I started with.
>
>        One tool that hasn't been mentioned but is cheap and very useful is a surgical hemostat - this looks like a cross between a small scissor and a locking pliers, and it serves as a small needle nose pliers that also locks. RadioShack and other electronics suppliers are now selling these for a few dollars for building electronic stuff.
>
> Bob W1SRB
>
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Q: Building the K2
>
>
> Hi Jean-Francois,
>
> Congratulations on your upcoming passing of the CW exam.  Also, I think you've made a great choice in going with the K2, its a great rig.
>
> I don't think that you need too many tools out of the ordinary to build the K2, but it is certainly is a great opportunity (or excuse) to buy a bunch of neat stuff.
>
> Among the tools I bought, using the K2 as a reason (or excuse) were:
>
>        a Panvise with the Printed Circuit board holder attachment
>        a de-solder iron (got lots of use from that)
>        a magnifier/flourescent lamp
>        a temperature controlled soldering station (with lots of different tips)
>        Silver bearing solder (before they said not to use it)
>        Kesters multi-core solder (after they said not to use the silver stuff)
>        a solder pot and a bar of solder (which I used before placing my order with toroid guy!)
>
>
> Of course after you finish the basic K2, they temp you with all sorts of things you just have to have, like dsp filter, ssb, et al.
>
>
> All in all building the K2 was a lot of fun and a very satisfying experience.  Have a lot of fun building it and don't forget to post your questions here, these guys have seen it all and they are a great help.
>
> 73 de
> Tom
> WB2QDG
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Jean-Francois Joly" <jolyjf at gmail.com>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I will be passing my morse code exam soon and I was looking for the best
> > radio to start with for CW. Up to now I'm pretty sure I will go with the K2.
> >
> >
> > I just wanted to know if any special tools are required to complete the kit?
> > I'm aware of what they say in the advertisement... But still, once I
> > bought an OHR100 kit, claiming that no special tools were required, but at
> > the end of the alignement stage, they *assumed* you already had another
> > transceiver as your main rig to tune the OHR. Is this the case with the K2?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jean-Francois
> > VA2JFJ
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