[Elecraft] [K2] #7040 is alive!

[John]

Incredible! Just had my first contact on my K2. Just built the basic cw rig
first, as suggested. Thank you Graham, G3XTZ for the 80m contact (not next
door, 200 miles!) Now for the options! 

Only real problem was recording the VCO voltages, when I couldn’t understand
why the readings were the same, as I wound the synthesiser up to 28mHz, then
realised you must use the band buttons, didn’t realise until it failed to do
a CAL PLL telling me it was the wrong band. Getting the bands in order again
was a challenge! The only other challenge was trying to compress the tilt
bail while you put the screws in! (build up your muscles first!) 

Final comments - take your time, check everything as you do it, and as
others have said, when you feel tired, stop! Result: each stage worked first
time!

Thanks Elecraft for a great project, thanks also to this reflector which I
had been watching for a while and was very helpful learning from others’
experiences.

73, John, G3WWT

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