[Elecraft] Tx & RX tested, K2 & outboard ATU/KAT100 nearly on air

[Gil Gibbs]

  Thanks to all whom have gone the course with me, lots of e-mail swaps, 
& I'm now trying to find time for antennas. With all the suggestions, 
hints, kinks, & a lot of patience, elbow grease, thinking twice, I 
nearly have the rig on the air, with the K2 "hearing" at least as well 
as the Icom 756, sometimes better! The transmitter looks good into dummy 
load.  It's been a rugged time to battle Murphy, then figure out the 
problems, but my only hard task left is to put up antennas which the 
neighbors won't bark about.
  For Gary - I got lost after awhile, wore you out, then Don picked up 
my little cause, & I figured out where the problems were.... at least 
for now. If 'n when anyone hears a signal from my little island, please 
let me know I'm gettin' out!
   I think I have some cabinet parts which I won't need, will list them 
later, if anyone is interested in "rolling their own" with EC2 parts.

   The fun part will be to find out if I get into the hi-fi and TV 
systems here, then there are the "bar band" loudmouths across the street 
whom I hope to ruin an amplified speaker for! Ha!

73's, Many thanks,
Gil WA5YKK