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K1 Front Panel Completed

Posted on December 5, 2015 by robert

The Front Panel assembly had 75 components and took 265 minutes of assembly and verification time.  That works out to 3.5 minutes per component and 4.4 hours. At this point, I feel that I’m about halfway finished with the build … Continue reading →

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K1 Front Panel Board Started

Posted on December 3, 2015 by robert

I continued to test and evaluate the audio level issue with the SCS P4 Dragon Modem today, so I didn’t have much time for assembly.  But I did get a start on the K1 Front Panel Board.  14 components (front … Continue reading →

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K1 Filter Board Completed

Posted on December 2, 2015 by robert

I’d say this is about 1/6 of the work (2/6 for the Front Panel, and 3/6 for the RF board remaining).  It took a total of 255 minutes to complete the installation of 64 component, or about 4 minutes per part … Continue reading →

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K1 Assembly Burp #1

Posted on November 30, 2015 by robert

Things were going swimmingly with the K1 Filter Board assembly, still at a rate of 1 component per 3 minutes (I follow a 7-step process:  check value, check value, install, check value, solder, check value, check solder).  Then I hit a … Continue reading →

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Scratching the Itch…

Posted on November 29, 2015 by robert

Putting together a Doppler antenna switch for fox hunting (Handi-Finder) reminded me how fun making things can be.  It’s been many years since I’ve built a radio kit, and I’ve been itching to feel that “glow” you get when you … Continue reading →

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