Fred Jensen wrote:
Sorry Nick, Teeny and lightning in the same sentence is
oxymoronic.
[...]
Disconnect your K2. Disconnect all your gear. Unplug it from the
surge
Perhaps you misunderstand me, or perhaps I wasn't making myself clear. I
have my KAT100 switched to a dummy load by default and
Jean-Francois Joly
VA2JFJ
I too built my K2 # 5422, 2 months ago. It had been
a while since my previous Heathkit kit building
experiences.
Tools you will want to acquire:
- good SMALL flush-cutting cutters
- Kester lower-rosin SOLDER, like SN63PB37
- hand Magnifying Glass
- Solder Sucker tool,
Jean-Francois Joly
VA2JFJ
I too built my K2 # 5422, 2 months ago. It had been
a while since my previous Heathkit kit building
experiences.
Tools you will want to acquire:
- good SMALL flush-cutting cutters
- Kester lower-rosin SOLDER, like SN63PB37
- hand Magnifying Glass
- Solder Sucker tool,
Hi all,
I will be passing my morse code exam soon and I was looking for the best
radio to start with for CW. Up to now I'm pretty sure I will go with the K2.
I just wanted to know if any special tools are required to complete the kit?
I'm aware of what they say in the advertisement... But
Don W3FPR wrote:
Yes there is one 'tool' that is assumed for the alignment steps, and that
is
a dummy load. Every hamshack should have one. If you don't have one
already, I suggest the Elecraft DL1.
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Also very useful
Hi Jean-Francois,
Congratulations on your upcoming passing of the CW exam. Also, I think
you've made a great choice in going with the K2, its a great rig.
I don't think that you need too many tools out of the ordinary to build the
K2, but it is certainly is a great opportunity (or excuse)
Hi Geoff,
Yes the basic K2 with the ATU also has 2 antenna jacks. I also put a dummy
load on 'Ant 2', I can't tell you how many times I tried to auto tune into an
empty 'Ant 2', before I finally caught on.
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103
Also very useful when the rig is up and running. I'm not
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Hi Jean-Francois,
Congratulations on your upcoming passing of the CW exam. Also, I think
you've made a great choice in going
Tom WB2QDG wrote:
Yes the basic K2 with the ATU also has 2 antenna jacks. I also put a
dummy load on 'Ant 2', I can't tell you how many times I tried to auto
tune into an empty 'Ant 2', before I finally caught on.
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Hi Tom,
I
are now selling these for a few
dollars for building electronic stuff.
Bob W1SRB
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Hi Geoff, Yes the basic K2 with the ATU also has 2 antenna jacks. I
also put a dummy load on 'Ant 2', I can't tell you how many times I
tried to auto tune into an empty 'Ant 2', before I finally caught on.
I have the dummy load in ANT1 of my KPA100, and the real ant
Nick Waterman wrote:
I have the dummy load in ANT1 of my KPA100, and the real ant in
ANT2. I have this crazy idea that ANT1 is selected when powered
down, so I have just a teeny tiny bit more lightning protection
with the real ant disconnected, even if it's only a fraction of
a mm gap in a
Tom WB2QDG wrote:
Yes the basic K2 with the ATU also has 2 antenna jacks. I also put a
dummy load on 'Ant 2', I can't tell you how many times I tried to auto
tune into an empty 'Ant 2', before I finally caught on.
Been there, done that, still do it occasionally
As I seldom have my
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