[Elecraft] K2 ATU alignment: stumped

[David Pratt]

In a recent message, Alva Anderson W5VCJ <aanderso.cw@verizon.net>
said....
>  Hope everyone had a great Christmas! I am building the ATU for the K2, and
>all has gone well up to page 16, where we start the alignment. I set the Pwr
>for 5.0, VFO for 7100.00, and have rotated the resistors and C55 several
>times to "loosen them up". However, when I go to CalN (null) adjustment for
>the ATU, the reading is jumping all over the place. It may settle for a
>short time on say 011, but the slightest touch on C55 drives it wild -- and
>some positions never settle down: the reading may jump from 028 to 000 to
>042, ...

011 will be just fine, Alva;  get it as low as possible, but it will
hover around a bit and the adjustment is quite critical.

73 and a Happy New year

David G4DMP