I agree with Arie, the K2 is not a technically challenging build. The
fact that the build is broken up into many smaller steps really helps
make it easy to sit down, work on it for a couple hours, then go and
do something else.
The engineering that went into this, and attention to detail, is supe
Chris,
I have built a HW8 (30 yrs ago), a K2 (2006) and several other kits and
projects during my ham life.
The K2 is just as easy to build as a HW8. Just follow the instructions
and take your time. As for engineering, I was most impressed by the K2
kit. No long wire cables atc.
I loved building
Hi -
The beauty of building the Elecraft K2, as compared to
the many Heakkit kits they sold - there is no wires,
or point-to-point wiring and bundled cables - like one
often found in various places in Heathkits. I think I
built 6 or more Heathkits. They all worked - very
little if any "alignment"
--- Chip Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to get a feel for the difficulty to
> build a K-2 (w/SSB and tuner options) compared to a
> Heathkit HW-9: difficulty, time to complete,
> troubleshooting, etc.
It's been a while since I built an HW9 and the "little
grey cells" seem to be
Chip Hood wrote:
I am trying to get a feel for the difficulty to build a K-2 (w/SSB
and tuner options) compared to a Heathkit HW-9: difficulty, time to
complete, troubleshooting, etc.
My last kit was a good while back - an HW-9 with band pack. I'd like
to build the K-2 myself but don't want to
Chris,
I have no experience with Heath Kits, but understand that they were an
important part of amateur radio and electronics history for the masses.
However, there is always one description of some of the Hkit projects,
perhaps an exaggeration , that has always stuck in my mind: "Grief Kits".
Ron,
I just finished a basic K2. I built it a couple hours at a time over a couple
months. I will make a wild guess that it took me about 20 hours. This is a real
rough number, but should give you an idea. Lots of fun and only a couple
difficult things to do.
The assembly instructions are fabu
I have not built a Heathkit. I have a background in electronics, I
have done plenty of soldering, but I have not built many kits. The
directions, the way the parts are stored, and the support makes a big
difference with this kit. Plugging components in, soldering them, and
following the ins
much easier than the heathkit.
You will notice the parts are smaller, has no point to point wiring,
and almost no mechanical assemblies involved like the tediuos
assemblies in HW 9. The alignment (for K1) is easier too.
Many find it enjoyable to build and usually sell them so they can
build
Well ... the K2 has a lot of parts, but it is built one part at a time.
Have you downloaded the K2 manual from the Elecraft website? Reading
the manual should give you a good feel for the difficulty in of
building the unit, and the troubleshooting information available.
Of course if you do have
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