[Elecraft] New to the Forum

[Gary Hinson]

I agree.  The K2 took me a month of evenings and was enjoyable.  The K3 took
a whole day and was over too soon!  Both radios worked fine from the first
power up.

There is quite a lot of soldering and toroid-winding in the K2, none of that
for the K3.  If the K2 is like Meccano, the K3 is like Lego.  

73
Gary  ZL2iFB


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of aa1o
> Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2009 8:59 AM
> To: Gary W. Marklund
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New to the Forum
> 
> Gary,
> Its been years since I built my K2, but allow a couple of 
> weeks to complete 
> if you work several (6) hours a day. That sounds pretty 
> intimidating but the 
> K2 is modular and it turns out you get to test the front 
> panel and become 
> familiar with all of the controls before completing the main 
> RF board. That 
> is then done in a couple of stages whereby you build just the 40meter 
> operations first, and then add the other bands. Later you can 
> add options 
> such as automatic tuner, ssb, 160 meter, dsp, transverter, 
> and high power 
> amplifier as you choose or not. The instructions are great 
> and the whole 
> experience is very enjoyable. If you get in trouble the guys on this 
> reflector are a great help.
> 73, Bill AA1O
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary W. Marklund" <gary at marklund.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New to the Forum
> 
> 
> > Jim,
> >
> > Nice to have the K3 assembly information. Have you or 
> anyone else noted
> > the time to assemble a K2? I hope to build one or the other 
> sometime in
> > the not too distant future.
> >
> > Gary  KJ7RT
> >
> >
> > Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> >> We're going to scare off the guy that is thinking about buying one.
> >>
> >> It isn't really that bad.  Matter of fact it is farily 
> easy, just be 
> >> DETAIL
> >> oriented and read everything  twice and be sure you 
> understand.  That is 
> >> not
> >> hard at all with all the pictures. explanation detail and 
> all.  AND, the 
> >> K3
> >> is simply an assembly process, not rorroid winding or any 
> of that stuff 
> >> and
> >> when you load the firmware, it is simply a single load of 
> the latest as 
> >> it
> >> is all in each version.  Even the load is a simple 
> process, almost a one
> >> click" deal.
> >>
> >> You will find that most had about 10 to 12 hours from 
> sealed box to power 
> >> on
> >> for the first time.  I did mine in about 4 sessions that 
> totaled 11 hours
> >> and I went slow.  AND it was fun.  YOU "build" it yourself 
> and you are 
> >> not
> >> afraid to tear it all apart, nothing to it, you built it 
> and know all 
> >> about
> >> it, where everything is, what each piece does. and how to 
> get it out and
> >> back in if you want to.
> >>
> >> Elecraft RULES.
> >>
> >> 73, de Jim KG0KP
> >>
> >
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