[Elecraft] K2 - 40m Distortion Zones

Fri Feb 1 21:52:11 2002

Sean:
  Give the mod a try that Joe is pointing to.  While there are some for 
whom, like Joe, the mod doesn't work, it works fine for others.  It worked 
for me.  It's easy to do and worth the try.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Friday, February 1, 2002 8:17 PM -0500 Joe Malloy 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Sure thing, you've got WAOF syndrome -- "weird at one frequency" is a well
> known and documented problem (of minor proportions!).  Go here
>
> http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Alert11_WAOF.html
>
> and find out how to cure it and what causes it.  By the way, though I
> followed the instructions there, it didn't clear up my WAOF problem, but,
> hey, everything else works, so I'm not complaining!
>
> 73,
>
> Joe, W2RBA
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> In the testing phase of my K2 I noticed something strange happening on 40
>> meters. With the SSB and CW modes (all filter options) I hear
>> (all received
>> signals) and will transmit on the following frequencies (SSB & CW) what
>> sounds like 60 cycle modulated hum (very loud). On USB the frequency
>> range is 7180 thru 7184, in LSB the frequency range is 7182 thru 7187.
>> Except for
>> the SSB module no other options are installed.  This happens with both an
>> outside antenna and a dummy load.  When I tune outside these frequency
>> ranges all works well.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Thanks,
>> Sean - K3XT
>> # 2311
>>
>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics