[Elecraft] K2/100 w KAT-100 Mounting Bracket ?

[Don Wilhelm]

Gene,

I once fixed a KAT100 to the bottom of the K2/100 at the request of the 
owner.
All that was required was a strip of metal about 1 inch (OK maybe 1.5 
inches) wide with holes drilled in the places required to substitute for 
the normal screws in the bottom side panels of the K2 and the top side 
panels of the KAT100.

Use longer screws - 3/16 inch plus the thickness of the added plates - 
5/16 inch would be ideal for a 1/8 inch added strip, but these 
particular screws can be longer since there is not another screw located 
on the other side of the 2D connector, and I would suggest 3/8 inch 
screws which can be commonly obtained.  If you want black screws you 
will have to order from a supply house like McMaster-Carr 
(www.mcmaster.com) and you will probably have to buy a box of 100.

You can purchase lengths of aluminum in various thicknesses and widths 
at your local DIY store (or from McMaster-Carr).  I would suggest the 
1/8 inch thickness.

To service either unit, simply remove the added strips.

I have seen other implementations that involved removing the feet from 
the K2 and routing the connecting cable to the KAT100 inside the 
enclosure, but these are a bear to open for troubleshooting and repair 
if that is ever necessary.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/13/2011 1:47 PM, Eugene Balinski wrote:
> All,
>
>      Has anyone developed a bracket for the combination of
> the K2/100 and the KAT-100 ?  I need a method of
> transporting them and moving them around easily.
>
>      Maybe Elecraft could sell a set of side plates that
> would screw in to both the K2 and the KAT-100 with a handle
> on one plate and rubber feet on the other ?  According to
> my measurements, we just need another 3/8" of metal.
>
>