[Elecraft] Birdies on 20m

[Darrell Bellerive]

Geoff,

Are you proposing that some birdies may be caused by construction methods? If 
so, what techniques will reduce or eliminate birdies. Are there specific 
components that should be physically mounted in certain positions, either 
close to or spaced at a specific distance from the circuit board or other 
components? Rather than simply placing a component into the circuit board 
holes and soldering, should we be placing certain components into specific 
positions relative to the circuit board and other adjacent components?

As I am planning on building another K2, and am a perfectionist by nature, I 
would like to be sure that my construction is maximizing performance, and 
minimizing adverse effects such as birdies.

Darrell


On February 27, 2005 10:02 pm, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
>I have suspected for some time that the
>mechanical construction of K2 might be playing in the birdy game.
> 73,
> Geoff.
> GM4ESD

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Darrell Bellerive
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Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada