[Elecraft] Prospective K3 Owner

[Lee Buller]

--- On Tue, 8/26/08, Joe G <jgschatz at verizon.net> wrote:
From: Joe G <jgschatz at verizon.net>
Subject: [Elecraft] Prospective K3 Owner
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 3:09 PM

Well, if all goes well, I will have my K3 by Christmas.  Needless to say, I
have begun reading and planning so the building of the kit comes off
"without a hitch"

I would appreciate any suggestions anyone could offer.  Specifically,

   - Are there any tools, over and above those mentioned in the assembly
manual, that would be helpful

No not really.  I used a set of Jeweler's screw drivers that I had picked
many years ago at Radio Shack.  Most of the standoffs and such can be tighten
with a nut driver (but not too tight).  It is pretty simple build.

   - Are there any "tricks" at anyy stage of the assembly that anyone
has
uncovered

The front panel is a little tricky, but that has been covered on the
reflector many times.  Look it up in the archives.  The fans were a 
mystery for me...but then things clicked and I got it done.  It was late
in the evening.

   - Is there a need to do any special calibration that might require test
equipment

I have no special equipment except a DVM.  No Scope.  I have an old
frequency counter but never used it.  I calibrated by WWV and it worked
quite well.  Like tuning a guitar string.

Finally, what is the added value of the high precision oscillator

Dunno.  Did not get one.  I doubt that I would notice parts per million
in the type of operating I do.  If you are doing something that needs that
precision by all means get one...but I just contest and DX.  Workem...logem.

73

Lee - K0WA


Joe
W!JGS

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