[Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

[Fred Jensen]

While the Owners Manual is indeed super, the single largest aid for me 
was having all the resistors taped in the order of insertion.  I'm 
colorblind, I checked each with the ohmmeter as I was about to select it 
[normal procedure for me], but that one thoughtful feature removed a 
huge number of possibly screw-ups for me while building it, had I been 
required to sort them all out in advance.  Mine worked perfectly when I 
first went through the test procedures.

Nice work guys!

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/26/2018 3:16 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Many customers have teamed up with their kids or grandkids on the build. In my book, this beats letting them binge-watch Netflix all weekend. Even if your co-builders aren’t hams (yet), they’ll have great fun helping you identify and install parts.
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> That, in fact, is pretty easy. One of the best things about the K2 is the assembly manual:
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>     http://www.elecraft.com/manual/E740001_K2%20Owner%27s%20Manual%20Rev%20I.pdf
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> The manual is written in tutorial style, including finer points like the resistor color code, photos of all parts and modules, and detailed signal tracing/troubleshooting instructions. The manual has been refined to the point that it’s virtually foolproof. Of course if you have any difficulties, you can always ask a question on the Elecraft reflector, day or night, or check in with customer support.
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