[Elecraft] Good News and Bad

K8RS - RCStimson [email protected]
Wed Jun 18 21:57:01 2003


Gurus:
           The good news is I finished the K2 this afternoon and hooked =
it up to an antenna this evening.  Everything seems to work and =
responded well to alignment and calibration. And, except for Xmit =
current, all voltages and currents are within spec.
           The BAD news is that the receive CW  lacks a clear single =
tone.  Instead I get a weak watery, thrushy tone that lacks definition.  =
The VFO is noisy when turning and makes a bubbling sound as I approach =
the tuning point on SSB.  I have adjustable power (0-10+) out on Xmit, =
but again the recv CW signal in my Kwd TS-950SDX is thrushy (as though I =
am blowing on a mike).  The sidetone is beautiful (wish the =
receive/transmit signal sounded as nice).
            Tomorrow, I will start to troubleshoot and could use some =
pointers.  Nothing in the troubleshooting section addresses this type of =
problem.  I suspect the crystal oscillators, product detector and signal =
injection section.  Where would you suggest I start my search?=20
                        Roger K8RS

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