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NEW..!  (added: 30 Apr 2008)

W3FPR's Lo-Profile K2 Fixed AF Output Adapter


Actual PC board size: 1.30" x 1.075" (3.30cm x 2.73cm)

Here's the full assembly and installation document for this fixed AF output adapter
for your Elecraft K2. Click on this link to download the (1Mb) PDF of the assembly and
installation documentation.  Version 2.0 

I do not offer kits, only etched, drilled, and tinned PC boards, for $6 (US, personal
check / cash / or m.o.) for US delivery, and $7 (USD) for DX delivery.
I do not accept PayPal, very sorry!

IF you wish to order this PC board, please mail your order to:

Tom Hammond
5417 Scruggs Stn Rd
Lohman MO  65053

BE SURE to include YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, and YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
(for confirmation) of receipt of order and shipping date.

Generally, PC board orders are shipped within 24 hours of receipt of your order.

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CW Tuning Indicator Articles for the K2

PLEASE NOTE: I (NØSS) no longer sell PC boards or kits for
                         for the K6XX CW Tuning Indicator. However,
                         these kits ARE still available, using my PC
                         board design, from the Eastern PA QRP Club.
                         Please contact Ron Polityka WB3AAL 
                         <n3epa@verizon.net> for information about
                         these kits, availability and pricing. For more
                        onfo go to:  www.n3epa.org

K6XX CW Tuning Indicator (Pics of SMD  version)   PDF (643kB) (12/31/2004)

K2Assembly, Alignment & Installation Suggestions 
for the  K6XX  CW Tuning Indicator
(SMD  version 2)
  PDF (495kB) (02/15/2005)

  W3FPR's Comments on Alternate LED Installation Possibilities 
  
        Don's comments on installing the LED inside a pushbutton keycap PDF (6kB) (04/08/2005)
          NOTE: This is a preliminary set of comments. Don will be revising them to include pictures
                     and an expanded description of the steps required for successful installation.

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Hey Dude... this takes me BACK TO THE '60s... and '70s

You say you want to 'spruce up' your K2 a la California-style???
Check out the 'Woodies' by KT5X, below. These woodie sides are
made from colobolo wood, and are simply BEAUTIFUL...!

                    
                    
KT5X's K2 Woodie              KT5X's KPA100/KAT100 Woodie

Click ON the image to see a larger version.

Thanks for sharing, Fred.
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Elecraft K2-related files on this site:
(If you don't see what you want here, and you think I may have it, ask!)

K2-Specific Files:

K2 Quick 'n Dirty Signal Tracing Suggestions  PDF (145kB)

K2 Microphone Configuration Header Block Plug Suggestion  PDF (190kB)

K2 (BASIC) External T-R Relay Driver Kit  PDF (412kB) (NEW  13 JAN 2008)

              

K2/100 Auxiliary Cooling Fan (PDF 1.1MB) (NEW 06DEC2006)

K2 - RIT / SPLIT LED Indicator  PDF (1.4MB)

K2 - RIT / SPLIT LED Indicator Implementation by KH6NO/7  PDF (unkn kB))
NOTE:  This link takes you directly to KH6NO/7's web site. The file is not on my site.  Willie has done a very fine job of documenting this efforts to install the K2 RIT-SPLIT Mod, including his findings of which LEDs worked best for him.

K2 - Component Placement - Searchable PDF  (690kB)

K2 KIO2 / KPA100 / KAT100 Damage from using the WRONG SERIAL CABLE  PDF (490kB)

K2 Frequency Counter Probe Storage INSIDE the K2  PDF (812kB)  (12/31/2004)

WAV file to demonstrate the effectiveness of the KNB2 Noise Blanker  WAV (841kB)

Randy Allen's (N4TVC) Annotated K2 Mod Schematics  PDF (1.76MB)
Randy has really done some nice work here. Randy and I believe these schematics to be current as of July 2003, containing most, if not all, of the Elecraft-blessed mods for the K2. This PDF is about 1.7 MB in size. 

Elecraft K2 FIELD TEST Version Manual  Rev XC Manual in PDF Format
Many of us old Elecraft Field Testers have only the printed assembly manual for our K2s. This is a machine-readable version of the Field Test manual, which makes it much easier to view, print, and search than if we only had the hard copy.

The FT manual comes in two (2) pieces:

          K2 Field Test Assembly & Instruction Manual Rev XC  (1 MB, everything BUT Appendix D, the 
            hi-res photos) and
Appendix D  (3 MB, the hi-res photos)

K2 Xtal Filter Alignment using Spectrogram v5.1.7

Download Spectrogram v5.17 (294kB)
The last SHAREWARE release of this program.
Use this program to align the filters in your K2 and K1... and for that matter,
other receiver carrier oscillators as well.


K2 Download Spectrogram v5.17-specific (K2) alignment docs 
PDF (120 kB) UPDATED: 02/25/2006
This is the document which describes HOW to use Spectrogram v5.17 to align the filters in your K2 radio
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