[Elecraft] HELP! Nightmare on 15 Meters
Phil Wheeler
[email protected]
Thu May 29 10:56:01 2003
Lloyd Lachow wrote:
> I had to go home for something this am, so I turned
>on my 4-band K1 to listen to 15M. There was some
>intriguing activity at the low end of the band, but
>when I used the ATU, there was a weird sound. When I
>transmitted, there was a REALLY weird sound - it
>sounds like a chord, two or three tones, lower than my
>sidetone. Almost sounds like I'm receiving my own sig
>as I transmit - but that's not possible, is it?
>
> Anyway, it also shows about 2W out on the power
>meter, although the rig was set for 5W. The other
>bands are AOK.
>
Try a realign first. You should get more than two W. What was the
wierd sound from the ATU?
And is this a new symptom, or did it work properly at first but now does
not? If the latter, do you have the improved (blue?) trimmers on the
Filter board??
73, Phil