[Elecraft] K2 #6705 question...missing part.

[Fred Bennett N9TA]

   Hi Jeff

FANTASTIC !!  Sounds like you are havin' a ball!!

I seriously considered the K3, but I liked the K2 well enough to build a 
third one. I have broke my back since I last put a K2 
together...although I get along fine in everyday life, my hunching over 
the workbench building # 6705 has me sore and grumpy. If  I'd have 
known, I'd have chose the K3. I am looking forward to the finished 
product. Elecraft has a GREAT product,no matter which you choose!

I'll look for your call on the air when I get this beast operational.

                           73....de.....Fred  N9TA
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Jeff Wandling W7BRS wrote:
> Hi Fred,
>
> I bought a kit form K3 first. Built it. Had a thrill.  Still enjoy the 
> radio very much.  It now has K3/100/sub-rx/ATU.
>
> So much I wanted to see how the other half lived and bought a K2, 
> built it, and now know how the other half lives.
>
> They live good.  Both were fun and pretty cool to build.
>
> It sparked my interest in building more homebrew projects.
>
> Good luck with your K2.
>
> On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Fred Bennett N9TA wrote:
>
>>    Hi Gang
>>
>> The trials and tribulations with #6705 keep coming....HI HI
>> I have looked high and low....over and over....and I can find
>> no RFC15. This is a subminiature 100uH choke that is tacked
>> onto the bottom of the RF board. I have the Qty 4 of the regular
>> 100uH chokes that I'm supposed to have....but no additional
>> miniature 100uH.
>>
>> Now here's the question: I've looked at the schematic, and RFC15
>> feeds power to the Synthesizer (U4). Without power to that chip I
>> am through with the assembly of #6705 til Elecraft can get me a
>> RFC15 shipped out. So I used one of the regular 100uH chokes...
>> keeping the lead lengths as short as humanly possible...and it actually
>> fit rather well. Is this likely to have any ugly consequences? I will
>> contact Elecraft about the shortage....and I'm sure they'll handle it 
>> with
>> the efficiency we've come to love and respect....but I don't want to
>> lose this weekends effort! Actually....IF the installation of the larger
>> choke gives me no instability issues, is there a reason to bust up a
>> sexy solder job on the larger one I cabbaged in??
>>
>> Jeez...this is not NEAR the fun I remember on my previous two K2s!!
>> I'm having serious regrets that I didn't go with a K3 instead....HI HI
>> Hmmmm, wonder if they'd let me trade up  :-))
>>
>>                         73.....de.....Fred  N9TA
>>
>> I hope the old Elecraft  MOJO is still  active!!
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