[Elecraft] Re: K1 construction time

2006-08-06 Thread Paul Huff
Hi Cathy, I built my K1 back in 2004 and kept very careful records of my construction time. It took me 30 hours for my 4-band version without the ATU. That included everything from opening the shipping container to the final cover screw. It also included the set-up and clean-up times for each

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K1 construction time

2006-08-06 Thread Larry Makoski W2LJ
No, actually, I think 30 hours is just about right. If you're an electronics assembler for a living, it might take a bit less; but 30 hours is just about what I spent on mine. Of course, I double check everything before soldering; and I solder each component one at a time. I figure that a)