John,WA6BFH wrote: Anyone that has ever designed any circuit device knows that there is always
Revision A, Revision B, revision C etc....So, fire up the soldering irons guys. Make your design modifications, and document them! That's why you got a Ham license right, so as to get into the nitty gritty of electronics and radio science? --------------------------- You Go, John! Many of the improvements in the current K2's are just the result of individuals deciding to make it "better", and they did. And for those mods that didn't really pan out, they might not have been added to the production design but you know a lot was learned trying and testing them. Elecraft has a policy of supporting tinkerers! I've been on the bands for over half a century, and I've yet to own a rig for HF that I didn't build myself - from my own design, from something in a construction article or from a kit. And the only VHF/UHF rigs I didn't build are a couple of hand-helds I've owned over the years. That's no everyone's "cup of tea" I understand, but for those with an itch to tinker, never give up scratching it. Every rig I've ever owned, including K2 S/N 1289 and KX1 S/N 0004 are works "in progress". Keep a notebook. I have a ring binder for each rig. Take the time to put your thoughts, copies of ideas from others, and the circuits and data from any tests you have run or mods you try. It's what all engineers do, professional and amateur. It gives you a running commentary of your flights of fancy and your frustrations! Figuring out how to measure an "improvement" of some sort is often the most challenging thing for those without an electronics lab in their shop. But it can be done, and the sense of achievement is in the doing of it. 73, Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
