[Elecraft] K2 Inventory Thread

[stan levandowski]

May I once again thank everyone for expressing such enthusiasm toward 
helping me.  The advice keeps pouring in both within and outside of this 
reflector.  I guess you Elecraft builders love your rigs and have 
developed a very supportive network.  I hope I can contribute someday. 
For now I'm just a "taker".

Yes, I intend to inventory my K2 very carefully, identifying and staging 
all the components for the actual build.  While many helpful suggestions 
have been made about "how" to do this, I will do what I've been doing 
since the Heathkit days....and that is to bust up corrugated cardboard 
boxes and then reengineer them with duct tape so I have compartments for 
bigger components and plenty of vertical corrugated sides to stick  the 
things with leads in.  Works for me.  It's more difficult to explain 
than it is to just do it.

Strange as it may seem, I'm going to reseal my K2 package, as received a 
couple days ago, and put it on a shelf in the bedroom closet until the 
autumn.

Instead, I'm going to build the fully optioned KX-1 which I just ordered 
about two hours ago!   Should arrive by midweek.

I've always wanted both of them and struggled with which one to build 
first.  I think I'd like to "practice" on the simpler KX-1 first. I can 
get comfortable with my new soldering station, that ridiculously thin 
solder, and practice how to handle all those static-sensitive 
components.   Then I can use it "kayak mobile" with my homebrewed mag 
loop mounted on the boat throughout this summer.  I also like to roam 
around the beautiful Hudson Valley's higher terrain and the KX-1 looks 
like a hands-down winner for my kind of QRP CW only roaming around.

When I finally attack the K2 in the autumn, I'll be more 
"Elecraft-educated" and that's got to be an advantage.

Thanks again!

Stan WB2LQF