[Elecraft] Elecraft Kits

[Jim Wiley]

Jim -


The K2, at least, and I suspect all of the other Elecraft transceiver 
kits, have either built in test equipment, or require only the simplest 
of external test gear to get them up and running. I built a K2, and 
while I happen to have a complete RF lab of quality test equipment (HP, 
Tektronix, Fluke, General Radio, Millen) I just for fun tried aligning 
the K2 after it was built using only the internal sources, and it worked 
just fine.  A precision alignment after the unit had been in service for 
a few weeks produced only minimal improvements and in my opinion would 
have no practical real-world performance advantage over the 
"non-precision" method.  I will admit that the K2 is the only Elecraft 
transceiver I have, so perhaps there is something I am missing.  If your 
VOM and BC-221 are reasonably close to being in "cal", you will have no 
trouble.  Probably won't even need them. 


- Jim, KL7CC


Falls, Jim wrote:
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> Do you need a lab to align these when you are done, or could I just 
> build one and use it?
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> That's the part that's off-putting. I have an analog VOM, old o-scope, 
> and a BC-211 as a frequency  generator I've used on GB rigs, but 
> that's it.
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> Jim Falls
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> K6FWT
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> Eureka, CA
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