Folks, Mike has spotted a mounting problem with my Fixed Audio Output board in the K2/100 with the new speaker shield. I am sorry I didn't realize the problem - I tried it with my KPA100 without the speaker shield and it did fit.
Mike has found a realistic mounting location, although it may not qualify as 'Elecraft quality', it does the job (but come to think of it - any wires at all are not reflective of Elecraft quality). Actually if one layer of the foam tape that I provide with the kit placed on the botom of the board it COULD float around anywhere inside the K2 and do no harm, but Mike has provided a very workable mounting location. Before you cut the wires to the length I specified, check your mounting location and be certain the wires will reach. I believe I have provided enough wire length to cover most any practical mounting locations. 73, Don W3FPR ----- Original Message ----- I just received Don's Fixed AF kit and would like to commend him for his work in getting it designed and put together in kit form. It performs as expected and will be very useful. In trying to mount the completed board in my K2-100, I encountered a problem that others might run into, depending on the serial number and/or shield mod that is installed. If you have the mod (or newer K2) that includes a shield for the speaker, the recommended mounting position on the left side panel will probably not work due to the decreased clearance. I tried everywhere along the side panel in all rotations, but could not find a spot that gave enough clearance. The speaker shield is just a bit too big. It also projects down far enough to preclude mounting horizontally on the RF board in that general area. I would up mounting it on top of U1, the I/O controller, in a horizontal position by exposing only a small section of the adhesive backing strip. Don't know if that will create any problems, but seems to be OK so far. 73, Mike - W0AG _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
