[Elecraft] K2 XIT

[Don Wilhelm]

Chris,

The BFO should take care of itself - BUT if you were using FL2 thru FL4 to receive and the FL1 (transmmit) BFO was set to the sideband opposite from the filter you were using.

A quick check of the BFO frequencies for all filters should reveal a sideband swap readily.

I am not clear on all parts of your operation detailed - you said "switching RIT on & off" which is the part that is not clear to me - you must turn on RIT and tune (with the RIT knob) to the frequency you intend to transmit on - then activate XIT, and go back to the intended receive frequency by turning RIT off.  If that is your procedure it is correct, but I did not understand all the steps in the procedure you outlined.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Scenario 1 - Hear VQ9JC on 20m and want say hello/goodbye before he 
> leaves there. He is working split, so switching RIT on & off, I find his 
> rx freq and tap XIT.  He completes a QSO so I call. No QSO. This happens 
> several times including a policeman who says G3 Up. I sense something is 
> wrong and stop calling. Jim has confirmed he heard me on his TX freq at 
> a good strength but didn't want encourage a co-channel QSO. Fair enough 
> but I was convinced I was transmitting split.
> 
> Scenario 2 - Was a bit apprehensive after Scenario 1 but decided to call 
> NO2R in ARRL 160m contest. I know I can works States on 160. Had 19 
> Stateside Qs in the last hour of RSGB 160m Contest recently. Nothing, 
> even pushing my amp hard. Most unusual. This was co-channel, no split.
> 
> Once is one thing but twice makes me feel there is a problem. RIT/XIT 
> looks OK, so I think I need to do zero beat and BFO checks before I go 
> much further.
> 
> Chris G3SJJ
> 

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