[Elecraft] K2 volume

[W3FPR - Don Wilhelm]

Not a dumb question at all.  At this point you should have all the receiver
you ever will get on 40 meters, and you should be hearing 40 meter signals
loud and clear with the AF gain set at about the 9 o'clock position.  If
that is not true, either the band is dead, you have a poor antenna, or there
is something wrong with the K2.

The audio in the K2 does not have a LOT of excess AF gain, but it is more
than adequate if the receiver is functioning properly.  You did set the
filters and BFOs as indicated in the manual dod you not?  The filters do
make a great difference in the K2 performance - if you set them per the
manual steps they should be good enough for now, but plan to refine them
later for optimum performance.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
> Alignment and Test,Part 2
> I Have Two Questions
> 1-Should I be picking up 40 meter
> band signals at this point CW/ ????
> 2-Will my volume increase as I
> Proceed with project????
> Might be a dumb question
>