‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2015 QST PAGE 58‰ ANTENNA JACK IS A BNC CONNECTOR, AND THERES ALSO A COAXIAL DC POWER JACK. A PUSH BUTTON ENGAGES THE BUILT IN 19 DB AS MEASURED IN THE LAB ATTENUATOR. CONSTRUCTION KIT CONTENTS INCLUDE ONE PLASTIC BAG OF PARTS, A FRONT AND BACK PANEL, A SATIN FINISHED ALUMINUM ENCLOSURE, AND TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS. DOCUMENTATION CONSISTS OF PDF VERSIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING MANUALS ON A MINIATURE CD. WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THE LCD DISPLAY BOARD WAS COMPLETE AND REQUIRED NO SOLDERING. EVEN BETTER, THE MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD HAD ALL OF ITS TINY SURFACE MOUNTED PARTS INSTALLED, SO THERE ARE ONLY 22 THROUGH HOLE PARTS TO SOLDER AND THREE TOROIDS THAT NEEDED WINDING. OVERALL, PETE FOUND THAT BUILDING THE EK1A IS NOT TOO DIFFICULT. THE CONSTRUCTION MANUAL DOES NOT HAVE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS. INSTEAD, THERE ARE COLOR PHOTOS WITH BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER BRIEFLY EXPLAINING HOW MANY TURNS OF WIRE MUST BE WRAPPED AROUND THE TOROIDS, THE NEXT STEP IS PLEASE INSTALL ALL OTHER PARTS EXCEPT Q9 AND Q10. THE INSTRUCTION FOR INSTALLING THE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS WAS TO NOTE THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NO MENTION WAS MADE ABOUT THE ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ