Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-30 Thread Sean Michael Johnston
I have revised the original file - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_D41ceK5uSqM3VGa05BWXBhYkE/edit?usp=sharing And I added a couple layouts for anyone wanting to make a series of these on a 6x9 sheet of copper clad - 2 files(front and back) -

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread Kevin Crossett
I have been messing about with this board for a while, but have not had success hooking it up the rig yet. I downloaded the schematic that Sean produced ... nice job ... and made up a board using the laser toner method described by K7QO. I did see one small issue with the board. The OUT label is

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread Dennis Moore
The ground is not needed on the audio output line. If there was to be one it would be connected to chassis ground, and that circuit already has a chassis ground connection. An Elecraft-wired mic won't use pin 5, so it's safe to leave the audio out connected to pin 5 of the header. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread s...@seanmichaeljohnston.com
Dhoh! I'll post up a revised version with the OUT label corrected. Thanks for letting me know. It's good to know that it works. - Sean On Jan 29, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Kevin Crossett kcross...@gmail.com wrote: I have been messing about with this board for a while, but have not had success

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
Kevin, With the Elecraft pinout, pin 5 is defined as FUNC - which was never implemented in the K2, so that is the choice for use as an unused mic pin. Caution, there is circuitry connected to the FUNC input, so that must remain isolated - in other words, if there is a jumper from FUNC to 5 on

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread Gmail
Thanks for the advice everyone. Sean. I have only made the board. I have not soldered anything to it yet, but it does look like the traces are correct. The last time I did something with the audio out board, I messed up somewhere and messed up the alignment on the radio. No worries though, Don

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-29 Thread Kevin Crossett
Hi Sean. I am looking forward to seeing the revised layout. I did something similar several months ago, but my layout skills using pcbexpress were not nearly as clean and sharp as your board. In the end, my transfer method using an clothes iron left a lot to be desired. I also wasted a lot of

[Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-27 Thread Sean Michael Johnston
Hello All. I’m a newbie here and about to embark on building a K2. One of the many uses I have planned for the radio is to send emails over Winlink 2000 while at sea on a sailboat. I'd like to communicate with the SignaLink USB sound card through Winmor first and then eventually with a PACTOR

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Line Out Mods

2014-01-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
Sean, The circuit is simple enough to build on perfboard if you don't want to go to the trouble of making a board. If you do make boards, you might want to consider making additional board and offering them for sale. There are occasional requests for those boards. Build the version which