[Elecraft] K1 question if I may (freq coverage)

[Jessie Oberreuter]

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, David Toepfer wrote:

> QUESTION:
> Is the K1 bound to 150kHz freq coverage on each band (are there mods to
> increase the coverage to the entire band without upsetting the
> reliability or stability of the selected frequency)?

In his SSB mod doc http://it.geocities.com/giulianoi0cg/k1_page.html
Giuliano wrote:

 	To extend the K1 frequency range, insert an NPO capacitor
	of 68 pF parallel to C2 (120 pF). With this last mod. the
	frequency range is extended to about 250 KHz (e.g.  7-7250
	and 14-14250 KHz on I0CGs dual band K1)

     This will effectively double the tuning rate, so it will be a bit
more touchy.  Alternately, you could add a hi/lo range select switch to
the VFO, or you could modify your band board to provide different hi/lo
VFO mixer selections.