[Elecraft] K2 frequency calibration - stuck

Ron D'Eau Claire [email protected]
Sun Jan 19 23:30:06 2003


Did you run Cal PLL? (Remember it's done only on 40 meters with the
newer firmware).

The proper way to set C22 is to put the oscillator EXACTLY on 4.0000
MHz. There are several ways to do this, but the easiest for me is to
tune in WWV at 25 MHz and adjust C22 for zero beat with the 5th harmonic
of the 4.000 oscillator. Be sure you are zero beat with the carrier, not
one of the sidebands. You can check that during the "quiet" period when
there is no tone. If you have a slow beat, it should keep going during
the no-tone period. If it disappears when the tone disappears, you were
zero beat with the sideband. 

There are other ways, including those shown in the manual, but the idea
is to first put C22 where the 4.000. I find that it's easiest to do
using an auxiliary receiver, but it is possible to do it with the K2
tuned to 25 MHz too. Remember, you don't care what the dial reads on the
K2 when you do that. The K2 dial won't be "corrected" until after you
have adjusted C22 and run CAL PLL again.

Any time you adjust C22 for any reason, you must re-run CAL PLL before
it will affect the tuning display. 

Ron AC7AC
K2 # 1289

I recently did the K2 A to B updates. Now my frequencies are way off.  I
am using the maximum or minimum of C22 already, so I don't seem to get
the frequencies anymore closer to the needed values.  

Also, I am confused about the differences of the frequency deltas
between WWV and the internal birdies...  Here are the current displayed
frequency values:

WWV 10MHz	9999.18 (-820Hz)
WWV 15MHz	14,998.73 (-1,270Hz)
Bird 7 MHz	6,999.97 (-30Hz)
Bird 4 MHz	3,999.97 (-30Hz)

Any ideas?

Andreas, KU7T