[Elecraft] Raspy sounds on 80 meters

[Tom Althoff]

Steve -  Most likely a magnetic field problem.

I had a similar experience.  I've learned to keep the Titan II and its huge 
transformer at least 2 feet from the K2 when it is turned on etc.

But I got caught recently with a Radio Shack giant LED 24 hour clock.  It is 
the same width as the K2 and looks really slick on top of it.   After 
scratching my head trying to move the rotator control box, the Ten-Tec 1amp 
supply and its transformer away from the K2 I finally lifted up the 
clock...the distortion went a way.   There must be a decent sized 
transformer in the bottom of the clock case.

Have you moved anything closer to the K2 than before?

I wonder if this can be turned into a "feature" so we can add 10M FM to the 
K2 from an external audio signal fed into a big coupling coil under the K2? 
<<<<<<< THIS IS A JOKE NOT A FEATURE REQUEST!!

73 de Tom K2TA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Pituch" <spituch at ev1.net>
To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Raspy sounds on 80 meters


> Hi all,
> I have been doing CW nets on 40 meters for a few weeks with a lot of
> success.  I went down to 80 meters just now to try an 80 meter cw net, and 
> I
> am hearing all these NC contest stations.  One guy sounds like a buzzsaw. 
> I
> try to tune him in but the signal quality is awlful.  So I go up 5 kHz and
> find another raspy station... and another... and another.  All of 80 
> meters
> sounds raspy, even the lsb guys.  I go to 40m and 20 meters and the 
> signals
> seem fine.  The filters seem like they are in top shape also.  The rig is 
> a
> K2(#402)/100 with KAT100 and KDSP.  Never experienced a problem until now.
> Any ideas?
>
> Steve, W2MY
>
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