[Elecraft] Very Dissatisfied With Elecraft Support

[michael taylor]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> The K2 does come with parts to build up an RF Probe, and a replacement kit
> is available from Elecraft for $10 - the kit designation is RFPROBE and can
> be found in the K2 spare parts section of the website. Caution: This is a
> kit of parts only (no instructions), but is not difficult at all.

The instructions can be found in the K2 manual, which is downloadable
from the Elecraft web site.
 <http://www.elecraft.com/manual/ELECRAFT%20K2%20Owner's%20Manual%20Rev%20G%20WEB.pdf>

PDF page 155 (appendix E, Troubleshooting, appendix E page 9)

>> support -- I have to source
>> obsolete parts from China, buy drill equipment and copper bathroom pipe,
>> and rip apart my
>> television (or my computer) to cannibalize printed circuit boards.

If you want Jon, I will send you a Germanium diode (1N34A or
equivalent) and a piece of scrap-sized copper coated circuit board. I
will even include the capacitor and resistor.

The half inch copper pipe is readily available from home building
supply stores such as Home Depot, Lowes, etc. These end caps are
normally soldered with a propane torch, which is reasonable cheap and
also available from a building centre. But that was merely one
suggested possible case, based on what the builder had available.

-Michael, VE3TIX