Hi Shane, Fred has it exactly right:
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote: > So that's my main point in this question now … how much will >> I understand from assembling the radio? > > As much as you want to. If you just stuff the boards with the parts, you will still end up with a nice radio but perhaps not learn much. My personal goals are met by finding the overall circuit in the schematic and looking that up in one of my electronics books (I, too, work in software but my degree is in general engineering. It has been a long time since college). Most of the circuits are duplicated many times (filters, etc.) and I do not attempt to figure out specific details of each one, so I don't spend all that much time with my nose in a book. My goal is to get to the concepts 1 step below the block diagram; that's all. For me, this is fun. Ham radio is a hobby, after all, and it is supposed to be fun. This thread started out with a question of whether the K2 will be replaced and if it is still a good radio. I think that question has been answered affirmatively, but that by itself won't tell you if you should buy a K2 or if you would enjoy building one. What will be the most fun for you? Another option to consider if you conclude that a K2 would provide you with the most fun, but you don't want to build it yourself, is to hire one of the regular builders from this list to do that for you. There are several with tons of experience. 73, Byron N6NUL ---- - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
