[Elecraft] My K2 transmitter sounds odd

[Timothy A. Raymer]

Hisashi,

It sounds like the K2 may be too close to the power supply.  Try putting 
the PS 1-2 feet from the K2 and see if that takes care of the problem.

Tim Raymer

At 13:28 07/09/2004, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote:
>Last night I tried to get on the air with my new K2. The receiver
>sounded great, and I heard lots of activity on 40M CW and 20M SSB.
>However, when I tried to listen to my transmitter with my IC706, it
>sounded raspy and nasty. Looking at the signal with my 'scope told me
>very little (nothing visually out of the ordinary) and my quick scan
>through the troubleshooting guide didn't tell me much. Nothing changed
>when I used a dummy load instead of my possibly mistuned antenna.
>
>So, back on the bench it goes.
>
>Anyone have any hints?
>
>(I had to hook up a straight key because I still haven't learned how to
>use the paddles with any repeatble success.)
>
>--
>Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
>BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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Timothy A. Raymer
Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services

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