[Elecraft] K2 or K1?

[Craig Rairdin]

I think you may have answered your own question. The K1 isn't a prerequisite
to the K2, though I believe some of the skills I learned building my K1 paid
off while building my K2. There's no reason a person couldn't learn those
skills building a K2, though. If you don't want a K1 AND a K2, then just
build the K2.

The K1 was a fun kit to build and it is a fun radio to use. But the K2 isn't
that much harder. It is more time-consuming and there are more options.

Like you, I hadn't built anything for a long time when I launched into the
Elecraft kits. I've built the K1, K2, KPA100, KAT100, a bunch of K2 options,
and the KX1 with the 30/80 board. Of these the KX1 is actually the hardest
to build IMHO, especially the 30/80 board. It wasn't impossible, and if I
can do it, anybody can. It was just more challenging than the other kits.

Craig
NZ0R
K2/100 #4941
K1 #1966
KX1 #1499

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary D Krause
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:37 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 or K1?


Hi, I've been reading many of the posts here as well as reading through the 
manuals on the Elecraft site.  I've been thinking about building either a K2

or K1.  I've read some of the magazine articles that state that the K2 is
not 
a beginners kit and I have read other sources that state beginners have
built 
the K2 with no problem.

The last time I built a kit was in the eighties.  I have no doubt about my 
soldering abilities and I know that isn't a problem.  I've been told on the 
air that if I'm going to build the K2 or K1 to go for the K2.  I would like
to 
build the K2.  So, I would like some feed back on what you think.  Has
anyone 
here built the K2 as their first kit or Elecraft kit?

I really don't want to build the K1 first because, I don't want to spend the

money for both rigs.  I know I could sell the K1 but, I don't want to be 
bothered with that.

Thanks,
Gary, N7HTS



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