[Elecraft] Trouble with Alignment and Test, Part II
Mike
mikekopacki at verizon.net
Sun Jan 2 10:18:54 EST 2005
I ran into a little snag here and if anyone could help, I'd appreciate it.
I have ser# 4619, just started the Alignment and Test, Part II. I
In the VCO Alignment steps, I obtained the following results (Table 6-1. VCO Voltage Readings):
Band Low Freq. Voltage High Freq. Voltage
80m 3500 2.0 4000 6.0
40m 7000 .03 7300 .03
30m 10000 .03 10150 .03
20m 14000 2.3 15000 3.89
17m 18000 2.99 18200 3.18
15m 21000 .03 21450 .03
12m 24800 3.84 25000 4.21
10m 28000 3.16 28800 3.97
As you can see, the readings for 40m, 30m and 15m were not within range (1.5v - 7.5v). I checked all components (L30, D21-D26, and C71-C74 and the correct values were installed). T5 has the correct number of turns. I tried adjusting L30, per the instructions to move all the readings upwards, but adjusting L30 had no effect on the voltage reading for the affected bands.
Just to repeat that, I adjusted L30 while watching the voltage readings, and it did not change the readings on the 3 affected bands. It did change the readings on all the other bands.
If anyone can help, many thanks!
Mike, NJ2OM
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