Mike, KD7YLA, asked: Today I completed the first Test & Alignment of the KX1 # 00920. All tests went exactly as the book calls for, and the building proceeds with no problems up to this point.
I do have the KXPD1, KXB30,and the KXAT1 option kits as well; I was wondering if it would be wiser to finish building the KX1 as is first, and do all the alignments tests; then build the optional kits? My concern is for any later modifications needed to the main PCB when the kits are added on later. ---------------------------- Congratulations Mike! Definitely build the basic KX1 first, complete all tests and get familiar with its operation before going onto the other modules. The other modules can be tackled in any order desired, although the paddles probably make the most sense for the second project if you don't have other paddles to use with it. That's true of ALL Elecraft kits, by the way. And it's good practice any time, anywhere when you build or troubleshoot. Start with the basic unit, make sure it's working exactly as it should, then start making changes. Test and retest after EVERY addition or change. In my years of building and service experience on everything from a one-transistor QRPp rig to commercial radio and radar installations, when something goes wrong it's never been something that just happened to fail at the time I was there. As much as I have at times desperately wanted to believe in a coincidence, the problem has always been something that I touched recently, either actually building or repairing, or it was something I did peripherally while disassembling or reassembling things. It makes it a lot easier to find an error if you haven't done any more than absolutely necessary before testing to make sure everything is (still) working. On the other hand, there's absolutely nothing as hard to troubleshoot as a radio that hasn't ever worked (yet). 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
