[Elecraft] K1 - zero beat question

[Mike Morrow]

Dohn wrote:

>...I have studied norse and I have every intention of making some
>contacts this weekend.

Is there a Norwegian contest going?  :-)

>My question:  I have watched my mentor zero beat with a factory transceiver.
>It was fascinating and I think I understand the concept.  I don't exactly
>understand how to do it with my K1.  It seems like I should be doing it just
>like any other rig conceptually.  How can this be accomplished?

If you have correctly set C13 on the K1 RF board during initial alignment, your transmitter frequency will be offset from the receiver zero-beat by an amount about equal to the sidetone you select (although using the menu to change the sidetone has no effect on the offset on the K1).

This means that all you do is tune in the desired signal until the tone you hear as the other station transmits is about the same as the