Quick guide for the Elecraft K2 hf tranceiver

This is a portable low power tranceiver which covers 160 through 10 meters.
Manufacturer Elecraft Corp.

			elecraft k2 layout

For questions, or improvements to this guide, contact Gary Lee at
kb9zuv@arrl.net

The k2 front panel is aranged as follows.

Starting from the left, is a double column of three buttons each.
Immediately under this column is the 8-pin mic jack, and a 1/8 inch headphone 
jack.

Next to these toward the bottom is a double column of two knobs each.
To the right of these is the main tuning knob.  This is approximately centered
in the front panel.
At approximately the 5:00 position of the tuning knob is a single button.
On the right side of the panel is a 9-key pad arranged like that on a 
touchtone phone.
Under the keypad is a single knob, and the power button.  This button is a
latching pushbutton, and sticks out much further than all other buttons.
Finally, above the bank of four knobs and the tuning knob is the display.

Note:
All k2 buttons accept for the power control, display, and zero  have
two functions.  These are accessed by tapping the button, or holding it in
for approximately 1 second.  In the list below, the tap function will be
followed by a colon ":" followed by the hold function.
There are no beeps to confirm button presses.

left column
band+: rcl
band-: store
menu: edit

right column
display/rf/alc
ant1/2: tune
nb: level

knobs
left column
keyer speed
af gain

right column
power 
rf gain

bottom right of tuning
rate/lock/0

keypad

note: three functions are given here.  The first is the numeric digit
when in direct entry mode; the second is the tap function; and finally
the hold function.
Direct entry mode is entered by pressing the band- and band+ buttons
simultaneously.  This can be a bit tricky, sometimes you get one or the 
other function.  This however, will be readily apparent because you will
not only hear it switch bands, but you will hear all the internal relays
clicking.  Just try again.

1: mode: vox
2: a/b: rev
3: a=b: split
4: pre/att: spot
5: agc: cwrev
6: xfil: afil
7: rit: pf1
8: xit: pf2
9: msg: rec

knobs
rit/xit control

two switch combinations

There are two two-switch combinations used in the k2.  The first is 
band- + band+ mentioned above.  This puts you in direct frequency entry mode.
When in this mode, the only odity is for frequencies in the 160 meter band.
When entering these frequencies, they must be preceded with the leading zero,
i.e. 01810.
There is no decimal point, frequencies can only be entered to the nearest
kc.

The second combination is pre/att + agc.  This turns agc on or off.


Rear panel

Note this description is with the kat2 automatic antenna tuner installed.

Top left to right rear facing you
aux i/o, ground, ant1, ant2, ext-spkr

Bottom
dc in center +,  original antenna connector, rec-ant, key