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Posted: 23 SEP 2009
NOTE:
THESE PC BOARDS (W3FPR FIXED OUTPUT AF
ADAPTER) ARE NO LONGER IN STOCK! IF YOU HAVE A
MEANS OF MAKING YOUR OWN PC BOARDS,
I WILL BE
HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE INFO REQUIRED TO MAKE
YOUR OWN VIA THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE PROCESS...
B&W IMAGES AT 300 DPI, ON CLEAR ACETATE, FOR $2 USD
(1 SHEET OF ACETATE PLUS POSTAGE), THERE WILL BE
NO CHARGE IF
YOU CAN ACCEPT AN E-MAILED FILE
INSTEAD OF A PRINTED IMAGE ON ACETATE.
W3FPR's Lo-Profile K2 Fixed AF Output Adapter
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
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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
<wb3aal@verizon.net> for
information about
these kits, availability and pricing. For more info go to:
www.n3epa.org
K6XX CW Tuning
Indicator (Pics of SMD version)
PDF (643kB) (12/31/2004)
K2
- Assembly, 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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Elecraft K2-related files
on this site:
(If you don't see what you
want here, and you think I may have it, ask!)
Bare PC Boards are also still available PDF (590kB) (NEW 23 FEB 2009)
PLEASE NOTE:
In response to a renewed increase in requests for this kit, I am again offering a
LIMITED NUMBER of full kits of this project ($16 USD to US addresses / $17 USD
to DX) .I still offer etched, drilled, and tinned PC boards ($6 USD, 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 purchase the bare PC board, parts for this project are available from
Mouser electronics (www.mouser.com)If you wish to order the kit or the PC board, please mail your order to:
Tom Hammond
5417 Scruggs Stn Rd
Lohman MO 65053BE SURE to include YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, and YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
(for confirmation) of receipt of order and shipping date.Generally, orders are shipped within 24 hours of receipt of your order.
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.
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.
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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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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