[Elecraft] [K2] J1 and J2 on control board.

[Don Wilhelm]

  Pippo,

Put the headers in and bend up two pieces of cutoff leads to stick in 
the headers rather than soldering the jumpers in.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/25/2010 11:45 AM, Giuseppe Sorrentino wrote:
> Hy to all! K2 6995 still on the road...i know i'm a turtle, but i like it that
> way! I've just finished the control board and still not placed the jumpers
> through J1 and J2 cause just today i received several options from elecraft and
> also the KDSP2. I know that J1 and J2 will be the locations for male pin headers
> to connect the dsp option and i also know that on page 22 of K2 manual is well
> written " J1 and J2 (bottom side. These two connectors are provided for an audio
> filter option (KAF2 or KDSP2). An audio filter should NOT be installed until the
> K2 has been completed and tested". Well....but i also understood that when i
> will be ready to install the KDSP2 i will have to desolder the jumpers on J1/J2
> in order to solder the male headers. Now i was thinking: "What about installing
> now the pin headears on J1 and J2 and place the jumpers on the back as usual
> together with the pins of headers???" Is it insane as opportunity or not so??
> And if good...i can solder all the pins of the headers for the moment or just
> the ones necessary to place the jumpers???
>
> Many thanks (hoping have been clear!!!)
>   IZ2NYY
> Giuseppe "Pippo" Sorrentino
> Milano ITALY
>