[Elecraft] KX1 - S/N 2543 Received and ready for build

[Fred Jensen]

On 6/16/2011 1:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
> Enjoy the build process, and take your time so you can do good quality
> work.  There is no reward for doing it faster than anyone else.
>
Wise advice!  The KX1 is a marvel of electronic engineering and every 
time I use mine, I wonder how they crammed that much functionality in 
that little black box.  It is also a marvel of mechanical engineering.

There are a number of places where the assembly instructions will warn 
you about clearances, cutting leads short, installing components in a 
particular way.  You will want to follow them to the letter.  Components 
go on both the front and back of the circuit board.

I built mine over a period of 3 or 4 days.  While building the ATU, I 
wondered how this was going to fit in that little box [it goes in the 
removable bottom].  When I did the first test fit, I realized that its 
relays slid ever so smoothly between relays on the main board.

Go slow, and don't work on your radio when you're tired or had a glass 
of wine with dinner :-)  It's really an experience to be enjoyed.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org