8:28 PM
To: John, 9H5G; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
John,
As for the advice about screwdrivers, yes, get yourself a quality, new
#1 phillips. I like the ones from Ace Hardware with the blue handles
(Pro Series), and I like the 8 inch length, just because I
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
To be on the safe side, wear only cotton clothing; no wool or synthetic
clothes.
Cotton will be least likely to pick-up any charges.
73 Jerry KM3K KX3 #6088
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun
One other tool I found essential - and I don¹t recall if anyone has
mentioned this yet - is a hand-held magnifying glass with built-in
illumination.
There are at least two kinds of occasions when this could be important.
One is those few places in which the soldered leads on a small board have
to
I would agree, but I prefer a bifocal magnifier head band with an external
light. I have two, one with an extra magnifying loop.. You definitely need
some kind of magnifier unless you are very young with great eyesight or have a
pet hawk or eagle to help. Seeing eye dogs don't help much as
computer to zoom in on the
photos.
From: WILLIS COOKE via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
To: Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
Of Don
Wilhelm
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 8:28 PM
To: John, 9H5G; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
John,
As for the advice about screwdrivers, yes, get yourself a quality, new
#1 phillips. I like the ones from Ace Hardware with the blue handles
(Pro Series), and I
The kit is in the mail so I thought it would be a good time to fire off my
first email to the group and exit from lurk mode with a question.
I've read the K3 kit manual a few times now but I'm certain that there is a lot
of wisdom out there to be garnered from the collective experience of the
and have the rig
come alive!
73 Charles N2SO.
Sent from my android device.
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From: John, 9H5G kk4...@gmail.com
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Sent: Sat, 03 May 2014 5:09 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
The kit is in the mail so I thought it would
John,
Yes, that is easy. Follow the instructions in the manual in the order
written.
If you are not adept at determining screw sizes and lengths by eye,
measure them.
That is all there is to it.
Build the base K3 first, then the KAT3, then the KPA3, followed by the
KRX3 and the KXV144 if
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On 5/3/2014 3:07 AM, John, 9H5G wrote:
The kit is in the mail so I thought it would be a good time to fire off my first email
to the group and exit from lurk mode with a question.
I've read the K3 kit manual a few times now but I'm certain that
Hi John,
I believe you've made one of the better choices of your ham career.
I'm certain you won't look back.
Free advice:
1. Inventory all the parts in the kit, especially the screws,
washers, nuts. Be prepared to measure screw lengths with a shop rule.
2. If something seems like it doesn't
Congratulations, John!
If you have questions, just ask here; you should
get answers from those in the know soon enough.
Another resource I like is this searchable
database of past posts to this reflector:
http://marc.info/?l=elecraft There you can search
by title, author or even based on
Get a static protection mat and ground yourself - this will protect
sensitive parts.
Use an egg carton for separation of the hardware.
Read each step twice, then proceed. Don't tighten anything until
instructed to do so.
Do each step in order - there is a reason for it.
The process took me
Go to home depot (or wherever) and get a new #0 and #1 screwdriver for
assembly. Last thing you want is a stripped out screw on your 2k dollar
rig because of $5 screwdriver was too big/small.
Frank
KG6EYC
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I agree with the comment below but I also recommend you buy quality
screwdrivers -- the best you can find with hardened tips so that the blades
on the philips head driver do not get screwed up which screws up and strips
the screws while you are screwing in the screw [I never realized how funny
A friend of mine mentioned that the screws used in Icom radios and such
were some special type... He even bought some special screwdriver for
them... Something about the heads being slightly different from normal
Phillips head. Any one know if this is true?
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Thanks and 73's,
For equipment,
They may be a cross-point head instead of Phillips. Or possibly a JIS B 1012.
Cross-point heads really need a matching screwdriver. As far as I know, you can
use a cross-point screwdriver for Phillips, but not vice-versa.
More detail here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Cross
Yes, it's true. JPS (Japanese standard) is ever so slightly different
from the American standard.
73, Tony K4QE
On 5/3/2014 12:37, David Cole wrote:
A friend of mine mentioned that the screws used in Icom radios and such
were some special type... He even bought some special screwdriver for
Oops...meant JIS...
On 5/3/2014 12:56, Anthony Scandurra wrote:
Yes, it's true. JPS (Japanese standard) is ever so slightly different
from the American standard.
73, Tony K4QE
On 5/3/2014 12:37, David Cole wrote:
A friend of mine mentioned that the screws used in Icom radios and such
were
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On 5/3/2014 9:01 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I agree with the comment below but I also recommend you buy quality
screwdrivers -- the best you can find with hardened tips so that the blades
on the philips head driver do not get screwed up which screws up
Earlier today Bill (W2BLC) wrote .
Use an egg carton for separation of the hardware.
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WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
Proper ESD precautions dictate that plastic or foam shouldn't be anywhere
near your ESD safe work area. Technically, not anywhere near means at
least a foot away
Good point regarding the plastic foam egg cartons. I never even thought
about them, as all I ever see are the old style paper ones. Must be from
living in a cave!
Bill K-Line
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If you are going to use the power tips a lot as hand drivers, but the magnetic
handle to hold them, not a regular nut driver. The difference is that the nut
driver has a hardened tip and a recess for the bolt, but probably not magnetic.
The handle has a longer 1/4 inch recess, the magnet and
Gentlemen,
Thank you for a fantastic list of hints and tips so far!
As Gary, KI4GGX, pointed out I should have mentioned the options that I have
coming. It's a K3/100 with a KRX3 and a handful of filters. Simple but very
effective, I'm sure.
Keep them coming please- I have a week more to
Helping others is one of the main purposes of this list. If we could
get the UPS guy to move faster, I'm sure we would.
73
matt, W6NIA
On Sat, 3 May 2014 15:51:19 -0400, you wrote:
Gentlemen,
Thank you for a fantastic list of hints and tips so far!
As Gary, KI4GGX, pointed out I should have
On 5/3/2014 2:15 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
as all I ever see are the old style paper ones. Must be from
living in a cave!
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Maybe, but even a cave man can do it !
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John - One other small step for K3 assemblers that I felt should be done
earlier is on page 58 of the K3 assembly manual KNB3 installation
procedure
My note to myself was the standoff for the noise blanker should be done
BEFORE the KPA3 shield step or even earlier - it was a dog for me
Sat May 3 19:24:08 EDT 2014
Hank K7HP writes ...
John - One other small step for K3 assemblers that I felt should be done
earlier is on page 58 of the K3 assembly manual KNB3 installation
procedure
My note to myself was the standoff for the noise blanker should be done
BEFORE the KPA3
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
Sat May 3 19:24:08 EDT 2014
Hank K7HP writes ...
John - One other small step for K3 assemblers that I felt should be done
earlier is on page 58 of the K3 assembly manual KNB3 installation
procedure
My note to myself was the standoff
John,
As for the advice about screwdrivers, yes, get yourself a quality, new
#1 phillips. I like the ones from Ace Hardware with the blue handles
(Pro Series), and I like the 8 inch length, just because I learned to
use that length many, many years ago - pick whatever length you are
There should be no need to cut any notch in the KPA3 shield for the 2
meter antenna cable if the K144XV instructions are followed.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/3/2014 8:20 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
I had to remove that standoff to get the shield out (and back in)
so I could cut a notch in
Old Heathkit trick. :)
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Thanks and 73's,
For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
www.nk7z.net
for MixW support see;
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
for Dopplergram information see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
for MM-SSTV see:
You are 100% correct
That is why you should not install modules after a very long week
Thank you
From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2014 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom
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