[Elecraft] K2 Alignment, etc. What don't I get?

[G3SJJ]

I agree Arie. I think the issues are more concerned with a lack of 
confidence in people's construction abilities. If you believe you have 
assembled it to a high standard then you will have confidence that you 
can align it correctly. Fault-finding can also be daunting but there is 
considerable assistance available on this Reflector.

Perhaps the other point to make is that it is sometimes difficult to 
believe that having assembled such a complex looking set of boards with 
so many components, alignment can be so simple.It is easy to make your 
self believe that there must be other more technical things to do to 
male it work properly!

I do have some receiver spec issues but will post those separately.

Chris G3SJJ  (K2/100 5545, 160m plus SSB)



Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote:
> First of all: HNY guys and may 2007 bring all good to you.
>
> I'm not a super experienced builder but I've done a few things here and
> there.
> If you are able to build an Elecraft K2, then you simple must be able to
> do the alignments. Alignment is not the difficult part. Just do it.
>
> Getting the right parts in the proper places and solder everything right
> without any damage; that's the challenge.
> I'm reading this reflector for about6 months now and have learned a lot
> about the K2 this way. IMHO nearly all the messages are about faulty
> components, right components in wrong places, solder blobs etc. Problems
> with alignments are mostly traced back to a small mistake during the
> building of the kit. 
>
> Therefore I think the problem is not the alignment of the K2, it is
> faultfinding. Question is if one would like to send a not aligned (or
> better not alignable) K2 to one of the experts of this group for
> alignment? I'm afraid it will come down to faultfinding. (Again my
> humble opinion).
>
>
> 73,
> Arie PA3A
>
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] Namens Fred (FL)
> Verzonden: zondag 31 december 2006 17:55
> Aan: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Onderwerp: [Elecraft] K2 Alignment, etc. What don't I get?
>
>
> When I built K2 # 54xx last May 2006, I had high
> hope of eventually sending the completed K2 back into "Elecraft's
> Service Dept" and having it aligned and checked over by the experts.  I
> would have been willing to spend that extra $$$.
>
> But - Elecraft Inc. said NO.  At which point I came to
> believe that Elecraft Inc. has no service dept.  
>
> Sounds like a good opportunity, for us 5800+
> K2's alone - to offer this professional factory
> service.  I've often felt - should the 4 or 5
> experts on the email list - ever drop out or
> go away, we'd be left fully on our own!  Possibly
> the K2 email list archives - would helm us through 
> these troubled waters.  Or other experts would
> surface.  
>
> Luckily, my K2 build came thru with flying colors,
> and with the help of Spectrogram - even the filter
> setup, went seemingly well.
>
> But the notion, that "many K2's are out there in
> poor alignment and in poor performance shape" - is
> a little scarey.
>
> Do you remember the Heathkit Color TV Kits?  It was
> a handfull to build, and it too even had its own
> test and alignment circuits inside.  I don't recall
> what Heathkit's position was on Service Department?
> (Benton Harbor, MI)
>
> Happy New Year,
> Fred, FL
>
>
>
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