Re: [Elecraft] Don Wilhelm A Special Thank You!

2013-03-30 Thread Dave Richards
I have been looking for an opportunity to sing Don's praises, so I can't let this thread go without saying something. I have never had the benefit of any service work or personal advice from Don - unfortunately, my K2 kit went together without any problems and has worked flawlessly ever since

[Elecraft] Metal Film Resistors In K2?

2011-10-23 Thread Dave Richards
I'm getting closer and closer to pulling the trigger on a K2 and I have a question that I hope Wayne or Eric will give their thoughts on. I know that the K2 is known for it's low-noise receiver but I'm wondering whether substituting metal film resistors for the carbon film ones that come with

Re: [Elecraft] OT KX3 wannabe in photo of Qct QST

2016-09-16 Thread Dave Richards
Perhaps it was a very early pre-production model, before they had finished miniaturizing it sufficiently :-) Dave AA7EE On 9/16/2016 12:44 PM, Bob N3MNT wrote: In text for "A Radio by the Barbie" on page 20 of OCT QST the radio is listed as a KX3, however radio in photo is definitely not a

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Weighted VFO Knob

2016-12-02 Thread Dave Richards
If you've been e-mailing him using the form on his website, that might be the problem. I e-mailed him a couple of times recently via his site, and received no reply. I then e-mailed him directly, using the e-mail address on his QRZ page, and received a reply giving details of the weighted K2