[Elecraft] My in-progress K1 is ALIVE!!!

[David G4DMP]

Congrats, Paul, on getting your K1 working. The K1 is a great little rig
and you are sure to have lots of enjoyment with it.

I made mine many years ago (SN No. 01117) and can't remember whether or
not I had any problem with L1. The only decision I recall was which
capacitor to use for the tuning range. I opted for the one to provide
the widest band coverage. I did change the encoder to a better one as
the one provided with early K1s was a bit noisy mechanically. Also I
carried out the mod to provide a back lit display which was not standard
at the time.

Have fun!

David G4DMP

In a recent message, Paul Roche <rochep at comcast.net> writes
>IT'S ALIVE!!!!  How exciting, I just listened to 40 CW all night, did VFO
>range tests, and went to bed. I peaked all the trimmers "by ear" by
>transmitting 2 watts from my big rig (into a dummy load); there must be a
>more scientific way to do this. But so far so good. At 5 watts I think what
>will keep me back is NOT that last dB I lose from bad tweeking of the caps!

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