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[bills4570@att.net]

Hi all!

I'm the proud builder of K2 #2715.  Things are going 
well so far.

I wanted to see if other builders have the same 
experience with respect to the PLL alignment.  During 
the PLL reference oscillator range test, I recorded a 
range of 25.31 kHz; slightly in excess of the 11.5 to 25 
kHz that the manual calls for.

I went to the troubleshooting section, and followed each 
step, verifying that each component associated with Q19 
was the correct value and properly installed. Elecraft 
support stated that it ws odd to have an oscillator with 
TOO MUCH range; a conclusion I came to when I read the 
troubleshooting section.  That section seemed to be 
written for cases where there is too little range.

Anyway, Gary, at Elecraft support suggested I may remove 
either X1 or X2, and that the removed crystal may not be 
needed in my radio.  I removed X2, repeated the test and 
measured a PLL ref. osc. range of 11.6 kHz; barely 
within elecraft standards.

Anyone got any ideas whether I should:
1)  Leave X2 out of the radio, and accept 11.6 kHz range
2)  Install X2 and accept 25.31 kHz, or
3)  Look for another problem/solution

Any opinions???

Bill Schwantes
W7QQ  K2 #2715