Re: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

2005-09-13 Thread Andrew Moore
> I was wondering if anyone has ever detached the faceplate of a K2? I've been wanting to try this, and I think a 40 conductor IDE disk drive cable would be a good starting point -- they should be readily available, and connectors at each end that should be compatible with the "face" and "chassi

Re: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

2005-09-13 Thread Margaret Leber
James Kern wrote: Check in the Elecraft photo archives on Elecraft's website. Someone detached the front faceplate (as well as some other things) to make the K2 bicycle mobile. Perhaps you can get in contact with that person and get some tips. Good luck! also see http://www.qsl.net/n8mx/bike

RE: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

2005-09-12 Thread James Kern
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul T. Rubin Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 4:01 PM To: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate Hello all: I was wondering if anyone has ever detached the faceplate of a K2? I'm consid

Re: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

2005-09-12 Thread David A.Belsley
Paul: Way back, in the early days of the K2, there was a young chap who detached the front of the K2 from the body in order to mount it on a bicycle. He did a nice job. I believe there were a number of pictures of his arrangement on the Elecraft site. best wishes, dave belsley, w1euy

[Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

2005-09-12 Thread Paul T. Rubin
Hello all: I was wondering if anyone has ever detached the faceplate of a K2? I'm considering using this rig for pedestrian mobile, and I think it would be really neat to have the ability to have the rig in a backpack, and the controls in a fanny pack, as in the ICOM 706. Any ideas? Thanks, Pa