Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Building a K2 takes quite an investment of time. But, once you've completed it and made your first QSO where you proudly say "Rig here is an Elecraft K2 that I just finished building...", you have a sense of ownership unlike anything you just took out of a box and plugged in. It's a marvelous little transceiver. It's truly fantastic for cw but shines in SSB as well. I can't recommend the experience enough. I've learned to have a very ZEN mind when I built them. Total focus on exactly one thing - a resistor, capacitor... what ever it is... do it perfectly and don't think of anything else. And then admire its perfection when its done. When I finish a board, I inspect it with a quality magnifying glass. I look at every solder joint, every part placement like it's a work of art - which, in many ways, it is. Whether it becomes your main radio or sits on a shelf awaiting an occasional use - it is always a source of personal pride. To me, building something like the K2, is a very important part of the Ham Radio Experience. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/10/2021 1:08 PM, David Haines wrote: I wish you all would stop talking about how much fun it is to build a K2! It makes we want to order one or two! But I'm trying to save up my pennies for when the K4 comes out in kit form. And I'm still not tired of my trusty KX3, yet! david KC1DNY in the forests of Maine On 5/7/2021 8:46 PM, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to dhai...@bates.edu __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
I wish you all would stop talking about how much fun it is to build a K2! It makes we want to order one or two! But I'm trying to save up my pennies for when the K4 comes out in kit form. And I'm still not tired of my trusty KX3, yet! david KC1DNY in the forests of Maine On 5/7/2021 8:46 PM, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to dhai...@bates.edu __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Dave who had you install that in their K2? Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Van Wallaghen Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 3:51 PM To: Douglas Person ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive Doug, I have a write up here: https://www.w8fgu.com/k2pan.html for using a SDRPlay unit and HDSDR software to make a panadapter that works pretty well on the K2. It requires the IF Buffer amp designed by Jack Smith, K8ZOA (SK) and sold by DX Engineering to be installed in the K2 to provide K2 IF output for the SDRPlay unit. 73, Dave, W8FGU On 5/9/2021 4:43:18 PM, "Douglas Person" wrote: >I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special brilliance. > >I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. > >73, Doug -- K0DXV > >On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: >> Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. >> >>Lou W7HV >> >> >> >> On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person wrote: >> I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other >>people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with >>a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. >>Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig >>I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get >>great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for >>it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something >>you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly >>recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. >>And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. >>73, Doug -- K0DXV >> >>On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >>>I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying >>>project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the >>>performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little >>>radio nonetheless. >>> >>>I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple >>>evenings now. >>> >>>Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. >>> >>>73, Carl WS7L >>>__ >>>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 >>>Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com >>__ >>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 >>Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com >>__ >>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 >>Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com >__ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: htt
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Exactly what I hope to do. I have the original RSP1 which is a pretty decent receiver. I often pair it with an old Swan 270 for a transmitter. Kinda fun. My problem is age. My hands are not very steady these days. I've had some nerve damage in my dominant hand. I can barely sign my name. Fortunately, I can still type pretty well. So Is there anyone that would be interested in performing this mod on my K2? Happy to pay time and materials if someone can handle this. Let me know off list. (doug at k0dxv.com) tnx & 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/9/21 3:26 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Oops. Those links got run together. If parsed at https they work. sri about that. On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 3:22:36 PM MDT, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Yep. I am working toward adding a panadapter to my K2 using the IF buffer board from DX Engineering and probably a SDRplay RSP1A. I have a $25 RTL-SDR stick I'm experimenting with but I don't think it'll have the necessary performance. Here are the links: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-z1k2-kithttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit.pdfhttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit_sn.pdfhttps://www.w8fgu.com/pics/k2pan/DXE%20IF%20Buffer%20Amp%20Install.pdfhttps://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/ Lou W7HV On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 2:51:24 PM MDT, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: Doug, I have a write up here: https://www.w8fgu.com/k2pan.html for using a SDRPlay unit and HDSDR software to make a panadapter that works pretty well on the K2. It requires the IF Buffer amp designed by Jack Smith, K8ZOA (SK) and sold by DX Engineering to be installed in the K2 to provide K2 IF output for the SDRPlay unit. 73, Dave, W8FGU On 5/9/2021 4:43:18 PM, "Douglas Person" wrote: I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special brilliance. I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. Lou W7HV On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Oops. Those links got run together. If parsed at https they work. sri about that. On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 3:22:36 PM MDT, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Yep. I am working toward adding a panadapter to my K2 using the IF buffer board from DX Engineering and probably a SDRplay RSP1A. I have a $25 RTL-SDR stick I'm experimenting with but I don't think it'll have the necessary performance. Here are the links: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-z1k2-kithttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit.pdfhttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit_sn.pdfhttps://www.w8fgu.com/pics/k2pan/DXE%20IF%20Buffer%20Amp%20Install.pdfhttps://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/ Lou W7HV On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 2:51:24 PM MDT, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: Doug, I have a write up here: https://www.w8fgu.com/k2pan.html for using a SDRPlay unit and HDSDR software to make a panadapter that works pretty well on the K2. It requires the IF Buffer amp designed by Jack Smith, K8ZOA (SK) and sold by DX Engineering to be installed in the K2 to provide K2 IF output for the SDRPlay unit. 73, Dave, W8FGU On 5/9/2021 4:43:18 PM, "Douglas Person" wrote: >I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as >a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming >common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a >small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. >Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and >I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I >think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and >no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips >and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special >brilliance. > >I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. > >73, Doug -- K0DXV > >On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: >> Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great >>sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be >>the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft >>reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was >>great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a >>number more to get more up to date. >> >>Lou W7HV >> >> >> >> On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person >>wrote: >> I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other >>people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with >>a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. >>Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig >>I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get >>great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for >>it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something >>you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly >>recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. >>And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. >>73, Doug -- K0DXV >> >>On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >>>I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying >>>project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the >>>performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little >>>radio nonetheless. >>> >>>I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple >>>evenings now. >>> >>>Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. >>> >>>73, Carl WS7L >>>__ >>>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 >>>Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com >>__ >>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 >>Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com >> __ >>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:
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Yep. I am working toward adding a panadapter to my K2 using the IF buffer board from DX Engineering and probably a SDRplay RSP1A. I have a $25 RTL-SDR stick I'm experimenting with but I don't think it'll have the necessary performance. Here are the links: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-z1k2-kithttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit.pdfhttps://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/dxe-z1k2-kit_sn.pdfhttps://www.w8fgu.com/pics/k2pan/DXE%20IF%20Buffer%20Amp%20Install.pdfhttps://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/ Lou W7HV On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 2:51:24 PM MDT, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: Doug, I have a write up here: https://www.w8fgu.com/k2pan.html for using a SDRPlay unit and HDSDR software to make a panadapter that works pretty well on the K2. It requires the IF Buffer amp designed by Jack Smith, K8ZOA (SK) and sold by DX Engineering to be installed in the K2 to provide K2 IF output for the SDRPlay unit. 73, Dave, W8FGU On 5/9/2021 4:43:18 PM, "Douglas Person" wrote: >I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as >a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming >common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a >small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. >Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and >I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I >think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and >no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips >and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special >brilliance. > >I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. > >73, Doug -- K0DXV > >On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: >> Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great >>sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be >>the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft >>reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was >>great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a >>number more to get more up to date. >> >>Lou W7HV >> >> >> >> On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person >>wrote: >> I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other >>people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with >>a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. >>Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig >>I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get >>great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for >>it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something >>you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly >>recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. >>And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. >>73, Doug -- K0DXV >> >>On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >>>I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying >>>project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the >>>performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little >>>radio nonetheless. >>> >>>I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple >>>evenings now. >>> >>>Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. >>> >>>73, Carl WS7L >>>__ >>>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 >>>Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com >>__ >>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 >>Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com >> __ >>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 >>Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com >__ >Elecraft mailing list >Home:
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Doug, I have a write up here: https://www.w8fgu.com/k2pan.html for using a SDRPlay unit and HDSDR software to make a panadapter that works pretty well on the K2. It requires the IF Buffer amp designed by Jack Smith, K8ZOA (SK) and sold by DX Engineering to be installed in the K2 to provide K2 IF output for the SDRPlay unit. 73, Dave, W8FGU On 5/9/2021 4:43:18 PM, "Douglas Person" wrote: I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special brilliance. I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. Lou W7HV On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to d...@w8fgu.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Same here, built mine way back when. Serial number 586. Won’t part with it… John K7FD > On May 9, 2021, at 12:42 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft > wrote: > > Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great > sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be > the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft > reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was > great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a > number more to get more up to date. > > Lou W7HV > > > >On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person > wrote: > > I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other > people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with > a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. > Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig > I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get > great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for > it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something > you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly > recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. > And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. > 73, Doug -- K0DXV > >> On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >> I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying >> project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the >> performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little >> radio nonetheless. >> >> I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple >> evenings now. >> >> Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. >> >> 73, Carl WS7L >> __ >> 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 >> Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com > __ > 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 > Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com > > __ > 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 > Message delivered to macymonk...@charter.net __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
I'd love to find and do the mod that would let me use a small SDR receiver as a spectrum display. I've been spoiled by this extra dimension that is becoming common on new transceivers. My K2 also has great sounding audio - I use a small, efficient HiFi speaker - something that Radio Shack had many types of. Minimus I believe they were called. And I use a Heil mic or a Kenwood MC60 and I get great audio reports. Not to make Wayne's ears burn - but, personally, I think the K2 is an absolutely brilliant design. Of course the K3 is also and no doubt the K4. But to design a kit that anyone handy with a pair of snips and a good soldering iron can build on a kitchen table - that's a special brilliance. I hope a lot of K2s live on and still get used regularly. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/9/21 1:40 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft wrote: Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. Lou W7HV On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
I agree too—Built 7926 with the KAT100 and board options. Wonderful rig and as fun to operate as to build. 73, k5mm, ron Sent from my iPad > On May 9, 2021, at 2:41 PM, Louandzip via Elecraft > wrote: > > Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great > sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be > the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft > reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was > great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a > number more to get more up to date. > > Lou W7HV > > > >On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person > wrote: > > I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other > people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with > a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. > Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig > I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get > great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for > it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something > you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly > recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. > And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. > 73, Doug -- K0DXV > >> On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >> I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying >> project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the >> performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little >> radio nonetheless. >> >> I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple >> evenings now. >> >> Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. >> >> 73, Carl WS7L >> __ >> 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 >> Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com > __ > 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 > Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com > > __ > 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 > Message delivered to r...@k5mm.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
Totally agree. The last K2 I built it keeper. It's a FB rig with great sounding RX that holds up well in tuff cndx. FWIW, it's also happens to be the first and only K2 I've built. That was in Dec '00 when the the Elecraft reflector was all builders, homebrewers, experimenters, QRP CW ops... It was great fun. My K2 has gotten a lot of mods and updates but still needs a number more to get more up to date. Lou W7HV On Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:47:37 PM MDT, Doug Person wrote: I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: > I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying > project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the > performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little > radio nonetheless. > > I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple > evenings now. > > Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. > > 73, Carl WS7L > __ > 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 > Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
I've built 5 K2s. The last one is a keeper. I built several for other people. I still get a kick out of turning it on and making contacts with a "kit" radio. Mine is a 100 watts, ssb adapter and the outboard tuner. Wired for a Kenwood hand mike. I often think that if it was the only rig I owned I would be completely satisfied. Receiver sounds great and I get great audio reports. If anyone has ever considered building one - go for it. The satisfaction of turning it on and making contacts with something you put some serious time in to build is an experience I highly recommend. I don't know if I've ever operated a better cw transceiver. And even in a crowded band on 20, it can hold its own. I love it. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/7/2021 5:50 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to d...@k0dxv.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive
I'm 20 years late to the game but I finally built a K2. What a satisfying project to build, and a delightful rig to operate. It doesn't have all the performance and features of my fully-updated K3, but it's a great little radio nonetheless. I finished the final alignment and test Tuesday and have used it a couple evenings now. Now to build the SSB adapter and the 100 W amp. 73, Carl WS7L __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
