[Elecraft] XT2DX CQWW CW with K2

[Peter Halpin]

Hi Bob,

So THAT's what you do in your spare time :-)

> - one report of drift - this was however on the K2 which had not been
> modified to use only one instead of two xtals in the 12.5 MHz oscillator.
> The other K2 which had been so modified was entirely stable.

I'm still using two, but the BFO mod is in the post.


> - very noticeable that we were able to copy very low signal levels -
> especially on the Sunday when we were looking for every contact we could
> get.

I agree.....the noise floor is very low.



> on claimed scores looks like 3rd in world.

That's a pretty good result. Very nice indeed.

My K2 died yesterday, would you believe? I'd just put up a Cobwebb antenna
outside and was using the special event call PI4CQP/A when the display
decided to read "ELE     ". There's no sign of irregularities on the front
PCB board (the suspect area according to the builders resources page) and I
am beginng to think my MPU may have fried. I have a spare left over from my
KPA100 construction project, so I'll be trying that later if all voltages
check out OK. It is a bit weird, though, as it had been behaving perfectly
OK so far. Oh well, I have my FT-817.

73, Pete   PE1MHO - G7ECN - M3ECN and even PI4CQP/A now and again :-)