[Elecraft] K1-4, Receiver Alignment, adjust AF gain, hear "NO" background noise

Wed Mar 6 11:11:00 2002

Andy, you are my man. Your two sentence was the right answer. I checked
my Radio Shack head set, and it is definitely a mono type. I rushed up
to my closest RS and purchased a 3/8" Mono to Stereo adapter, and
"WALLA" I know hear a nice, loud rushing sound through the head set.
Thank you again for your assistance. I look to finishing my K1-4 #1074
in the near future and working a sched with you.

73  Charlie Gardner  WA4HKN
Lexington, KY
K1-4 #1074
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"Wallace, Andy" wrote:
> 
> Quick one, maybe helpful or not -- make sure it is a stereo set of
> headphones. Mono ones will short out the jack and you won't hear
> anything.
> 
> -Andy
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Charles L. Gardner, Jr. [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 8:12 PM
> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> > Subject: [Elecraft] K1-4, Receiver Alignment, adjust AF gain,
> > hear "NO"
> > background noise
> >
> >
> > I have "put together" my K1-4 transceiver through chapter 7.
> > "Alignment
> > and test, Part I, up to "receiver alignment. During this proceedure at
> > step 4 where I plug in my headphones and adjust the "AF Gain" control
> > until you hear background noise. I hear nothing and go to trouble
> > shooting (appendix E). I find that "problem 60 (low or no audio output
> > from the receiver" seems like the correct place to start. At
> > this point
> > I am completely lost as to how to proceed.
> >
> > What I am doing is: attempting each step in "troubleshooting" that I
> > feel like I can understand. I have been trying to purchase a
> > "RF Probe"
> > and a Signal Generator. I can't afford a Sig Gen, plus I can not find
> > any of the components locally for putting together the RF Probe and
> > Crystal Oscillator at Radio Shacks. I find not other sources locally.
> > The Radio Shack managers/workers tell me that their company
> > is trying to
> > totally get out of the amateur radio or individual builder of
> > electronic
> > devices, thus I can't find individual components. Actually, the Radio
> > Shacks did not even carry coax and wiring that I need.
> >
> > I will keep working on debugging as I can figure out how to do so. Any
> > suggestions will be very much appreciated. I have not attempted to
> > install any optional modules at this point.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > 73  Charlie Gardner  WA4HKN
> > Lexington, KY
> > K1-4 #1074
> >
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